Challenge champions live the joy of winning the largest competition of its kind in the world
Sham survived the war and won the “reading challenge” and the hearts of millions
Adam Al Qasimi
Rashid Khatib
Mustafa Bin Zara
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The champion of the sixth session of the Arab Reading Challenge, Sham Al-Bakour, attracted the attention of the audience at the closing ceremony of the challenge, and throughout the Arab world, who followed the events of the closing ceremony of the Arab Reading Challenge, the largest competition of its kind in the world, which was held yesterday at Dubai Opera, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The seven-year-old Syrian girl won great love from people when she arrived in Dubai for the finals, and this emerged from the interaction of the audience with her when she answered the questions of the jury, as well as in her success in winning the title, due to her boldness and strength, on Despite her young age, and her upbringing with her mother after she lost her father in an explosion during the war when she was only six months old.
Sham Al-Bakour expressed her overwhelming joy at achieving the championship title in the challenge, and said after her coronation: "I feel overwhelmed with joy, and I dedicate this victory to my mother, and I advise all children to participate in this competition."
Sham Al-Bakour told "Emirates Today": "Books may not change our pain, and they may not protect us from evil, and they may not tell us what is good and beautiful, but they give thousands of possibilities, including the possibility of change and enlightenment. Books are the safe repository in which writers and scholars are placed. Thinkers are their ideas and the results of their knowledge.
During the closing ceremony, he presented a report on the life of Sham Al-Bakour, who lost her father in an explosion during the Syrian war.
Sham's mother, Manal Matar, spoke to "Emirates Today" about her journey in raising Sham, saying: "The fates wanted Sham to lose her father when she was a little girl, and we went through difficult circumstances after this painful loss, but it was necessary to complete her father's dream, because I am I see hope in her eyes, and I worked on nurturing her by instilling a love of excellence within her, and she was keen to enhance all the skills she possesses.”
Matar pointed out that she was keen to instill confidence in God in Sham throughout the challenge period, expressing her feeling of pride because Sham had won the title for Syria, stressing that this victory would increase her responsibility to maintain the first place in her life path.
Pride
Tunisian Adam Al Qassimi, who achieved second place, expressed his joy at reaching this stage after taking on the challenge with more than 22 million students from the Arab world.
Al Qasimi dedicated his victory to the Tunisian people, thanking the supervisor and the family who spared no effort to support him to reach this rank, praising the initiative that celebrates the Arabic language.
insistence
Jordanian Rashid Al-Khatib achieved third place in the challenge after a journey of determination and participation in three courses. He pointed out that his feeling of achieving this center is indescribable, especially since it was a dream for years and he was able to achieve it after a long journey between books.
Al-Khatib gave advice to the students to stick to determination and persistence, and not just read, and added: "I could have participated in one course, but I was armed with determination to achieve the dream and success."
love to read
The winner of the Distinguished Supervisor title, Jordanian Nour Al-Jabour, spoke about achieving this victory, saying: “She instilled a love of reading in young and old, and from the beginning she developed a clear plan that included many activities to produce a group of readers who possess awareness and culture.”
She noted that the students, after the end of the isolation during the Corona pandemic, had refrained from reading, which constituted a burden on teachers, especially since a group of school libraries were closed, and that is why I worked to find a small library at the lowest costs and attract books from the supporting authorities, taking into account the status of books Which is suitable for reading and participating in the challenge.
She pointed out that she also intended to attract children to read through plays that present imaginary characters to create enthusiasm.
Distinguished School
Al-Mukhtar Gasolite School in Morocco won the title of Distinguished School. We stopped at strengths and weaknesses, and set up a new structure for a special task force to challenge. The school was and will remain the source of knowledge, and that is why students must always be encouraged to read through it.”
Sham Manal Matar's mother:
■ Fate wanted Sham to lose her father when she was a little girl.
■ I was keen to instill confidence in God in Sham throughout the challenge period.
Standards
A member of the jury, President of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, Dr. Ali bin Tamim, confirmed that the basic criteria that were adopted considered the ability to divide ideas smoothly, language integrity, clarity of pronunciation, and the ability to present an intervention in a manner that is free of pretension and enhances logic.
He pointed out that the Challenge Award is qualitative, and depends on its conditions on integrity and objectivity, and its overall objectives are cognitive, pointing out that the discrepancy in the ages of the competitors does not prevent comparison. .
touching moments
The winner of the third session of the Arab Reading Challenge, Moroccan Maryam Amjoun, captivated the audience with her gentle voice, as she was a guest at the closing ceremony, and presented an excerpt from the book “My Story” by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Mary cried the audience with her sweet voice and manner, especially when she was telling the passage of Sheikha Latifa's death, "Mother of Dubai", and the feelings with which His Highness embodied the painful loss of his mother.
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