Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Arab world will celebrate on Wednesday the crowning of the champion of the fourth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge at a huge ceremony hosted by the Dubai Opera.
The closing ceremony will witness the participation of more than 3,000 officials and delegates from all over the world to announce the winners of the title of the 2019 Arab Reading Challenge Champion, Distinguished School and Distinguished Supervisor.
Also witnessing the launch of a new song with the voice of Lebanese singer Majda Al Roumi entitled «the land will remain Arab», to be a message of hope and science to all the Arab world, which is the words of the Egyptian poet, producer and author Medhat El Adl, the author of many Arab art productions, most notably «Arab Dream Opera» Michel Fadel, one of the most famous Lebanese musicians and pianist of Mrs. Fayrouz band, is one of the most famous Arab national songs.
The 7-minute land will shed light on the hopes of the Arab world and the aspirations of the new generation for a better tomorrow. Directed by the song director Engi Jamal, the author of many of the outstanding illustrated works of art of some of the most important Arab names known in the arts.
The song included in the closing ceremony of the Arab Reading Challenge represents a message of hope to the world in general and to the Arab youth in particular. The message it carries has strong meanings that will make it immortal for future generations.
“Art is the common language among the peoples of the world. Through this singing work, which acquires an Arab character with international standards, with the participation of the Kiev Philharmonic, we aim to translate the cultural landscape of Arab youth as they compete in the fields of culture, knowledge and science and turn it into a global message that confirms that the future Al Arabi holds many opportunities to overcome obstacles and achieve achievements for Arab societies and future generations. Through this song, we express the aspirations and hopes of the promising Arab youth. ”
She added: «I believe that the Arab world is rich in natural and human qualifications that reflect the beauty of our Arab nation from the ocean to the Gulf, and the generations of young talent abound in various fields, which must be harnessed to serve our countries to understand the hope of the future, expressing her happiness to participate in the celebration of the Arab reading challenge Which contributed to the creation of an unprecedented cultural and knowledge movement among the Arab youth and youth inside and outside the Arab world ».
In turn, the poet and author Medhat Al-Adl said: “I am very proud of this singing work because it represents the desired hopes for our Arab youth. What makes me proud is that this song will be launched for the first time during the closing ceremony of the largest Arab knowledge and cultural legislator under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This work reflects the objectives of the Arab Reading Challenge initiative, which aims at spreading hope and positivity in creating a generation of distinguished and creative people and enhancing the national sense and sense of belonging to the Arab world, culture, language and identity.
Composer and musician Michel Fadel expressed his delight at the release of the song “The Earth Will Remain Arab” during the closing ceremony of the Arab Reading Challenge Initiative. “Music is the best ambassador among cultures where it crosses language barriers to promote understanding between peoples and this underscores the importance of arts in bringing people together. The song's work we wanted to be a meaningful and constructive message through the integration of words, melody and performance to reflect the hopes of our Arab world, our message has a global dimension, so we carefully considered every detail of the song to be a clear and positive message traveling through the times and remain immortal and do not wither ».
Director Engi Jamal said: “The closing ceremony of the Reading Challenge is the best platform for launching the work“ The Earth Will Stay Arab ”because of its connotations that reflect the song's message about hope, overcoming challenges and building a better future for the younger generations. "For a country that has embraced the dreams of all who lived and lived in person in the UAE."
The closing ceremony of the Arab Reading Challenge 2019 will be broadcast live from 12:00 pm live on MBC screen and presented by the presenter Shahad Blanc and the media Ahmed Al Yammahi. During the ceremony the selection of the Arab Reading Challenge champion from the five heroes who had managed to reach the semi-finals after Strong competitions included the 16 crowned champions in 14 Arab countries.
The semi-finals, which took place among the 16 heroes crowned the title in their own countries, resulted in the qualification of 5 heroes to compete for the title in the eighth and final in the trip to crown the title of the Arab Reading Challenge Champion 2019: the heroine Hadeel Anwar of Sudan and the heroine Jumana al-Maliki of Saudi Arabia and the heroine Fatima Zahra Akhyar from Morocco, the heroine Aya Boutriaa from Tunisia and the hero Abdul Aziz Al Khaldi from Kuwait.
The Arab Reading Challenge, through its four sessions, was able to expand its impact, which reflected positively on increasing the number of participants and reaching 30 million students.Arab Reading Challenge was able to achieve clear qualitative leaps in the number of participants. One million students from different Arab countries jumped this number in the fourth session to exceed more than 13.5 million from 49 countries and these statistics are a translation of the success of this initiative, which aims to create a renaissance in reading aimed at all students in schools and universities of the Arab world, including members of Arab communities in Foreign countries and learners of the Arabic language from other speakers.