Mohammed bin Rashid crowns Sham Al-Bakour from Syria the champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the march of civilization begins with enlightening minds... and reading is the light of the mind and the light of the path towards a better future for our Arab generations.

This came during the coronation of His Highness, the Arab Reading Challenge Champion, at the closing ceremony of the sixth session of the largest reading initiative of its kind in the Arabic language, which was held in Dubai, where His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate, participated in the honor Dubai, and Lieutenant-General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, in the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority "Dubai Culture" and Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Bin Abdullah Al Gergawi.

The ceremony witnessed the coronation of the Challenge Champion, the Communities Champion, and the Distinguished Supervisor, in addition to honoring the distinguished school, on the Dubai Opera stage, in the presence of more than 2,000 personalities, including 360 champions of the challenge at the level of countries and communities.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the student Sham Muhammad Al-Bakour from Syria with the shield of the sixth session of the Arab Reading Challenge, after a distinguished victory in the title among 22.27 million participants who recorded the largest record participation in the history of the reading challenge since its inception.

His Highness said: "The Arab Reading Challenge has transformed from a reading competition to the largest international cultural event and knowledge movement that stimulated millions of Arab students."

His Highness expressed confidence in the future generations, saying: "The Arab reading challenge succeeded in creating the finest knowledge phenomenon in our Arab nation... He took the Arabic book off the shelves and placed it in the hands of our youth... so that the minds and hearts could draw from it... and its paths were illuminated."

His Highness stressed that: "The challenge of Arab reading is the most beautiful gift that the UAE can offer to millions of Arab youth. Reading opens the doors to the future for them."

His Highness praised all participants and supporters of the challenge, saying: "I thank the ministries of education in all Arab countries, thousands of supervisors and millions of Arab students for contributing to creating this unprecedented knowledge event."

Challenge Heroes

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, honored the first heroes of the Arab Reading Challenge at the level of participating Arab countries for their outstanding achievement.

The girl Sham Muhammad Al-Bakour from Syria was crowned with the title of the Arab Reading Challenge for the sixth season, after the final and decisive stage competitions, which witnessed a convergence in the distinguished level of students, and she received a prize of one million dirhams.

The student Adam Al Qasimi from Tunisia came in second place, and the student Rashid Al Khatib from Jordan came in third place in the Arab Reading Challenge in its sixth session.

The second place winner received a prize of 100,000 dirhams, and the third place received a prize of 70,000 dirhams.

Communities Champion

Lieutenant-General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, honored the heroes of the communities in the Arab Reading Challenge.

The title of champion of the communities participating in the sixth session of the Arab Reading Challenge from 26 countries outside the Arab world went to Nada Al-Sati from Belgium, with a prize of 100,000 dirhams.

Marwa Al Bakri from Spain won second place in the Communities category in the sixth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge, with a prize of 70,000 dirhams, while the third place went to Nadia Al Bahnasi from Austria with a prize of 30,000 dirhams.

The announcement of the creation of the Communities Champion category in the Arab Reading Challenge came after opening the door for participation in the Arab Reading Challenge for students from outside Arab countries, learners of Arabic and non-Arabic speakers, with the conclusion of its second session and the start of its third session.

Distinguished School

The "Mukhtar Gasolite School" from the Kingdom of Morocco won the title of "Outstanding School", and a prize of one million dirhams, after it excelled among more than 92,000 schools that participated in the sixth session of the Arab Reading Challenge.

Intermediate and secondary schools of private schools from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won second place in the Distinguished School category in the Arab Reading Challenge and a prize of 500,000 dirhams. Sixth.

The Mukhtar Gasolite School in Rabat, Morocco, ranked first in the Kingdom of Morocco, and the primary school has been participating in the challenge since its inception.

The participation rate of its students reached 100%.

All departments of the school participated in supporting the participation of their students with motivating educational methods.

In turn, a middle and secondary school for private education schools in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, won first place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The school was launched and participated in initiatives supporting the idea of ​​​​the challenge to spread the culture of reading;

Including cooperation with partners from the local community to expand the positive impact of reading, and training courses for students, teachers and parents.

Al-Ahed Al-Zahir Secondary School from the Northern Governorate in the Kingdom of Bahrain won the first place in the Kingdom, and the participation rate of its students in the challenge reached 100%.

All departments of the school also participated in supporting the initiative with educational and motivational methods for students.

The school contributed to spreading the idea of ​​the challenge.

The Arab Reading Challenge, in its sixth session, opened the door for the public from all over the world to vote on choosing the distinguished school among the schools that reached the finals, and was characterized by the participation of 100% of its students in the reading challenge, its support for them in the various stages of the challenge, and its involvement also for parents and the community The local community in order to support and introduce the reading demonstration and consolidate a comprehensive societal movement to enhance the status of reading and the Arabic language, especially among young people.

The number of schools participating in this sixth edition of the reading challenge in the Arab Republic of Egypt exceeded 28 thousand schools, while the number approached 24 thousand schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and 15 thousand schools in the Republic of Algeria, and exceeded 10,000 schools in the Kingdom of Morocco, and about 5,000 schools in the Republic Tunisia and 4,000 schools in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Distinguished admin

Ms. Noor Muhammad Al-Jabour from Jordan won the title of "Outstanding Supervisor" and a prize of 300,000 dirhams in the sixth session of the Arab Reading Challenge.

And Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Harthy from Saudi Arabia came in second place, winning a prize of 100,000 dirhams.

The third place went to Ms. Haneen Al-Abdullah from Syria, who won a prize of 70,000 dirhams in the "Outstanding Supervisor" category of the Arab Reading Challenge.

The jury for the finals of the Arab Reading Challenge in its sixth session included His Excellency Dr. Ali bin Tamim, President of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, Dr. Laila Al-Obaidi, a novelist and lecturer in the fields of Arabic literature in a number of Arab universities, and Dr. Parween Habib, a poet, critic, academic and media expert.       

operetta

The audience of the closing ceremony of the Arab Reading Challenge in its sixth session witnessed the operetta "National Anthem of Arab Countries", which brought together a selection of Arab stars and artists from various Arab countries, and included selected expressive clips from the national anthems of Arab countries to celebrate the heroes of reading.

A video clip was also shown of the youngest champions at the state level in this season of the Arab Reading Challenge, the seven-year-old heroine Sham Al-Bakour, who won the title of challenge at the level of the Syrian Arab Republic and participated for the first time in the sixth challenge cycle.

The ceremony also witnessed the presentation of a video clip shared by the heroine of the Arab Reading Challenge in its third Moroccan session, Maryam Amjoun, and it constituted a message of motivation for students to continue participating in future sessions of the Arab Reading Challenge.

The biggest so far

The sixth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge became the largest of its kind in its history since its first launch, with 22.27 million participants and participation from 44 countries, after the number of participants in the Arab Reading Challenge, organized by "Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives", continued to rise, cycle after cycle. .

The first session of the challenge registered about 3.6 million students from 19 countries.

Then the number doubled in the second session to exceed 7.4 million students from 26 countries.

With the challenge turning into an international reading competition and opening the door to participation for students outside the Arab world and communities in the third session of the challenge and learners of the Arabic language, the number of participants reached 10.5 million students from 44 countries.

The fourth session of the Arab Reading Challenge came to increase the number of participants in the challenge to 13.5 million students from 49 countries, so that the number of participants in the fifth session reached 21 million students from 52 countries, reaching 22.27 million students from 44 countries in this sixth session.

integrated process

The Arab Reading Challenge, in its sixth season, benefited from innovative digital solutions that were effectively implemented in its fifth edition and enabled the challenge participants and those in charge of its various stages to face the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The champions were chosen after a series of comprehensive qualifiers under the supervision of the Arab Reading Challenge jury committees of experts, specialists and educators to evaluate the contestants in the challenge by default, leading to the selection of the winning heroes at the level of countries and communities, and even the selection of the Arab Reading Challenge champion.

The first Arab countries

Over the months and weeks preceding the closing ceremony in Dubai, the Arab Reading Challenge announced the names of the Arab Reading Challenge champions at the level of countries and communities.

Talia Othman won the title of Arab Reading Challenge Champion at the level of Sudan, Aseel Musleh was named the Arab Reading Challenge Champion at the level of Palestine, Areej Al-Qarni was awarded the title of Challenge at the level of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the level of female students, in addition to Moaz Al-Rouqi, the champion of the challenge at the level of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At the boys level, and in Algeria, Sajoud Rahahela won the title of Arab Challenge Champion at the Algerian level.

Muhammad Ali Al Yamahi won the title of champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in its sixth session at the level of the United Arab Emirates, while Sumaya Al Shuaili was crowned the champion of the challenge at the level of the Sultanate of Oman, and Ghala Al-Enezi won the title of champion of the Arab Reading Challenge at the level of Kuwait, and Muhammad Jamil won the challenge championship at the level of Bahrain .

Sham Al-Bakour won the Arab Reading Challenge Championship at the level of Syria in the republic's first participation in the reading competition.

Adam Al Qasimi won the Arab Reading Challenge Championship at the level of the Republic of Tunisia, Shadwa Al Zoghbi won the championship title at the level of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Lujain Sarhan won the Reading Challenge Championship at the level of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif.

At the level of Mauritania, Mustafa Anjeh won the Arab Reading Challenge Championship in its sixth session at the level of the Republic, and Ihsan Hader won the Challenge Championship at the level of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Rashid Al-Khatib won the title of champion of the Arab reading challenge at the level of Jordan, while Abdullah Al-Shammari won the title of the challenge at the level of Qatar, Najad Arbat won the title of champion of the Arab reading challenge at the level of Djibouti, and Zainab Abbas won the title of champion of the Arab reading challenge at the level of Iraq.

Heroes of the Communities

A group of national community champions competed for the title of Communities Champion within the sixth season of the Arab Reading Challenge. They are students Sarah Muhammad Al-Mahfadi, Muhammad Muhammad Majid Al-Sahar, Sahar Daraq Al-Sibai, Sarah Uday, Dania Abdel-Aal, Sarah Muhammad Abdul Rahman Ahmed, Marwa Al-Bakry, Youssef Bashar Al-Awadi, Dora Maher Al-Halabi, Haya Anas Muhammad Al-Satam, Nada Bilal Suleiman Al-Sari, Maryam Dameer Muslimman, Muhammad Khalid Muhammad Al-Sheikh, Rahaf Amin Al-Nawajah, Muadh Muhammad Najm Al-Din Abdul-Jawad, Ikram Assem, Diana Abdel Salam, Habiba Musa Abu Al-Fath Musa, Sana Aziz Ghanem Al-Aqidi, Abdul Aziz Muhammad Hussein Bakri, Sulaf Khalil Al-Ajili, Nadia Abdul-Jalil Al-Bahnasy, Maria Ahmed Al-Naasan.

The final qualifiers for the sixth session of the Arab Reading Challenge at the community level witnessed the competition of its champions in the Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Dubai, which they came to from the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Norway, Finland and Belgium. India, China, Indonesia, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Russia, Austria and Switzerland.

big reception

The delegations of the Arab Reading Challenge arrived in Dubai a few days before its closing ceremony to enter the final stage of the competitions in the challenge. An exceptional person at Dubai Airport welcomed their arrival with a specially designed stamp bearing the Arabic Reading Challenge logo.

comprehensive program

In addition to the competitions, the delegations of the Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai enjoyed a comprehensive entertainment and educational program prepared by the organizers of the Arab Reading Challenge for the finalists, and included visits to a number of Dubai's most prominent landmarks;

These include the Museum of the Future, the most beautiful building on earth, the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, the most important and largest new cultural landmark in Dubai, Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated entertainment destination of its kind in the region, and Global Village in Dubai. Dubai, which celebrates its silver jubilee this year and constitutes a meeting place for world civilizations and an open-air exhibition of the cultures of countries and peoples.      

cultural and civilizational message

The Arab Reading Challenge, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, aims to enhance the interest of younger generations in reading, reading and knowledge acquisition, raising awareness of the importance of reading among participating students at the level of the Arab world and the world, promoting general culture, and developing self-expression in the Arabic language. sound, and the development of self-learning and creative thinking skills, in order to prepare a generation capable of contributing to enriching the knowledge content available in the Arabic language, enhancing its position and contributing to thought and human sciences.

The Arab Reading Challenge is one of the "Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives" that aims within the axis of spreading education and knowledge to stimulate a comprehensive knowledge movement in the Arab world, including developing the reality of the Arabic language, restoring its role in knowledge production, as well as building personality and strengthening existing human values. On cultural and civilized communication, dialogue and interaction with the world in the language of thought and science to create a better future.

Since its launch in 2015, the Arab Reading Challenge has continued to develop the reality of reading and knowledge, and to consolidate the values ​​of self-learning and lifelong continuous learning and to learn about the diverse cultures, literature and global civilizational products to build an Arab culture with an identity, global orientation, and human values.

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