The launch of the new educational program «Arab Reading Challenge» on Friday evening, and millions of viewers will be on time at 9 pm UAE time with the first episodes of the first thriller educational program of its kind globally on MBC1.

Through eight episodes broadcast on the same week on Friday at the same time, the show features the final competitions among the 16 champions of the 16th Arab Reading Challenge, who have won the challenge in their own countries, as well as the selection of the champion of the challenge in the eighth and final episode broadcast live.

The introduction of this TV program comes as part of the fundamental amendments introduced by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, which includes the Arab Readers Challenge Initiative, on the mechanisms of the final competitions to choose the champion of the challenge, as it decided to convert the final competitions into a reality TV format, which allows millions of Arab viewers around The world follows up on the abilities, talents and abilities of the 16 students who reached the final stage of the competition in the fourth round, after they were crowned champions at the level of their countries.

The program includes a set of challenges and tests specifically designed for the program, according to scientific, educational and behavioral rules that measure the scientific, cultural and personal abilities of the 16 contestants in a competitive and exciting atmosphere interspersed with emotional human moments between the heroes of the challenge, and between them and the carefully selected jury, or between them and the competent mentors The entrusted to train, guide and guide the competitors to display their knowledge experiences and march with reading and cultural outcome and their ability to display their ideas and opinions smoothly and attractive.

The first of its kind

The Arab Reading Challenge program is the first of its kind in the field of cultural reality TV format, where Vermontal company, which designed a group of the largest reality TV programs and global talent, including IDOL, The X Factor, Got Talent and others to summarize its long experiences in this area, to ensure millions of followers Through TV, you can enjoy watching in an engaging teaser atmosphere for all family members of different age groups, using the latest global technologies in production and photography.

The program, presented by the young presenter Shahad Blanc in the recorded episodes, presents multiple challenges and competitions to the selection of five contestants by the jury for the final elimination which will be part of the closing ceremony of the challenge of reading Arabic broadcast live, which will witness the coronation of the champion of the fourth session, to win the grand prize Half a million dirhams in the total value of the challenge prizes of 11 million dirhams, and also includes the awards of outstanding school and supervisor in the Arab world.

The 16 heroes

Viewers will be on the lookout for 16 championship crowned champions across 14 Arab countries who will challenge each other and compete in the field of culture and knowledge to choose the Arab Reading Challenge champion of the year. These champions are Emirati Meznah Najib, Mauritanian Umm Nasri Mamin, and Tunisian Aya Noureddine. , Algeria's Naima Kabir, Sudan's Hadeel Anwar al-Zubair, Jordan's Shaimaa Qahtan Ahmad Qazaqza, the Saudis Fahd Shuja 'al-Habout, Jumana Said al-Maliki, Morocco's Fatima Zahra Akhyar, Egypt's Raneem Samir Hamouda, Shaima Ali Bassiouni, Kuwait's Abdulaziz al-Khalidi, and al-Amma The intention is Somaya bint Sami al-Mafrajieh, the Palestinian Omar Maaytah, Bahraini Bushra Abdul Majid Asiri, and the Lebanese Lubna Hamida Jamal Nasser.

Qualitative leaps

The fourth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge, the largest Arab cognitive event, witnessed a record turnout of Arab students around the world after the participation of 13.5 million students from 49 countries, the number of participants nearly four times compared to the first session of the challenge in 2016, which saw the participation of 3.5 million students from 15 Before the second session of 2017, participants doubled to 7.5 million students from 15 countries.

Participants in the Arab Reading Challenge continued to increase steadily after opening the door to participation for Arab students residing outside the Arab world, and the total in the four sessions to challenge the Arab reading more than 30 million students.

It is noteworthy that the Moroccan student Mariam Amjoun, nine years old, was crowned champion of the challenge of reading Arabic in its third session in 2018, also won the schools of fidelity from Kuwait won the title of "first school" and the prize of one million dirhams. The challenge was also crowned by Tasnim Idi from the Republic of France, a champion of the students of the communities in non-Arab countries.

The second round of the Arab Reading Challenge was crowned by the student Afaf Al-Sharif from Palestine, while Al-Iman Schools from Bahrain received the title of Distinguished School. Algerian student Abdullah Farah Jalloud was crowned with the first title of the Arab Reading Challenge in the first session.

- Total value of prizes

Challenge up to 11

Million dirhams,

Awards include: Champion

Challenge, school

Distinguished, admin

Outstanding, on a level

The Arab World.

- Number of participants

In the challenge of reading

Arab multiply towards

4 times during 4 cycles

With superior contributions

30 million out of 49

Country.