Mohammed bin Rashid: 32 million participants in the 9th session of the Arab Reading Challenge

Dubai, April 7/ WAM/ The ninth session of the Arab Reading Challenge witnessed record posts that reached 32 million and 231 thousand students, an increase of 14.2%, from the eighth session, which amounted to 28.2 million students.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God bless him”, said: “The most honorable language … the bowl of our culture … and the symbol of our civilization … and the slogan of our unity and our history … the eternal Arabic language … has no childhood … nor aging … preserved with God’s preservation.”
His Highness added: “The challenge of Arab reading is one of our projects close to our hearts to enhance it in the hearts of our generations … in its ninth session, the number of participants reached 32 million students from 132 thousand schools in 50 countries around the world … proud of every participating student … proud of our great Arab language … proud of our history and identity … and optimistic about Arab generations renewed in its thought and knowledge and adhered to its roots and culture.”

For his part, His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdullah Al -Qarqawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Secretary -General of the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives”, said that the Arab Reading Challenge initiative represents one of the most prominent initiatives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in building the Arab person, and consolidating the love of reading and enhancing the passion of knowledge in the hearts of new generations, as it embodies the vision of His Highness in the resumption of the march of Arab civilization, from the deep faith Knowledge is the basis on which civilizations are built, and the pillar on which the comprehensive renaissance of nations is based.
He added that the standard participation in the ninth session of the Arab Reading Challenge with more than 32 million students from 50 countries, confirms that the initiative has turned into an active reading and knowledge movement that contributes greatly to the advancement of the reality of the Arabic language in the region and the world, and re -attends the language of its presence and its position between the languages ​​of the world, as it is a language of thought, culture and creativity.
Participants in the ninth session of the Arab Reading Challenge initiative, which falls under the umbrella of the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives” Foundation, reached 32 million and 231 thousand students from 50 countries representing 132112 schools, and under the supervision of 161004 supervisors and supervisors.
The final qualifiers were launched at the level of countries from the Arab reading challenge in its ninth edition 2025, where the qualifiers witness at the end of the selection of challenge challenges in each participating country, and then the winners compete for the title of the champion of the Arab Reading Challenge.
The Arab reading challenge is witnessing several liquidation stages to choose the heroes of the Arab Reading Challenge who succeeded in reading and summarizing the content of 50 books, and absorbing the most prominent information contained in it, and the qualifiers are graded to include classes and academic stages, then schools and educational areas, then directorates or governorates, leading to the selection of challenge challenges at the level of each country, whether in the Arab world or the participating countries from outside it, and the distinguished heroes and the distinguished school are chosen at the level of each level at the level of each level One of the participating countries based on unified accurate standards that ensure the comprehensive evaluation of various aspects and data before choosing the winners.
Specialized committees, in cooperation with the Arab Reading Challenge Committees, are also selected by the winners at the level of educational areas, directorates and governorates, leading to the selection of the top ten and winning at the level of the entire country to participate in the final qualifiers for the title of Arab Reading Challenge.

The winner of the Arab Reading Challenge receives a prize of up to 500 thousand dirhams to continue to expand his perceptions and follow up on his scientific and knowledge achievement by all possible ways to develop himself, upgrade his capabilities and share his experiences with his peers.
The winner also receives the title of the Arab Reading Challenge in the category of people of determination for the ninth session, which attracted 43514 male and female students, the prize of 200 thousand dirhams, a category that was added by the Arab Reading Challenge initiative in its seventh session, which reflects its keenness to take care of people with determination and provide an opportunity for them to prove their worth and superiority, as the jury requires the category of people, a total reading of 25 A book.
The Arab Reading Challenge also offers a prize of one million dirhams for the distinguished school from more than 132 thousand schools participating in the challenge, as the award will contribute to enhancing the capabilities of the winning school in the title to invest in devoting the concept of reading a daily habit for students and continuing to raise their scientific and cognitive levels.
The “Distinguished Supervisor” will also be crowned from 16,1004 readers and readers, and the winner will receive a prize of 300 thousand dirhams to continue his giving in enabling future generations of reading and reading skills, benefiting from books and choosing the most valuable.
The winner of the champion of the champion will receive a prize of 100,000 dirhams, which is the category in which students from outside the Arab countries, Arabic language learners and speakers of others participate.

The Arab Reading Challenge, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God bless him” in 2015, as the largest competition and a reading project in the world, aims to enhance the importance of reading among students participating at the level of the Arab world and the world, and developing mechanisms for assimilation and self -expression in a sound Arabic language, and the love of Arab youth in the language of conscience, and encouraging them to use it in their daily dealings, and to open the door to the educational field. Parents in the Arab world to play a pivotal role in changing the reality of reading and planting their love in new generations.
The challenge seeks to consolidate the love of knowledge, reading and knowledge of new generations and providing them with the necessary knowledge, to contribute to building a better future and refining their capabilities and personalities.
The challenge also aims to build the value system of young people by informing them of the values, customs and beliefs of other cultures, which establishes the principles of tolerance, coexistence and acceptance of the other, and encourages dialogue and civilized and human openness.

The rise of the number of participants in the Arab Reading Challenge continued one course by one, as it participated in the first session of the challenge about 3.6 million students from 19 countries, and the student Abdullah Farah Jaloud from Algeria participated in the title.
The number doubled in the second session to exceed 7.4 million students from 26 countries, and the title was won by the student, Afaf Al -Sharif, from Palestine.
With the opening of participation for students who are outside the Arab world and communities in the third session of the challenge, the number of participants approached 10.5 million students from 44 countries, and the title of student Maryam Amjoun from Morocco was won, while the number of participants in the fourth session of the challenge exceeded 13.5 million students from 49 countries and won the title student Hadeel Anwar from Sudan.
The fifth session recorded the participation of more than 21 million from 52 countries, and the title of student Abdullah Muhammad Murad Abu Khalaf from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The sixth session witnessed the participation of 22.27 million students from 44 countries, and the Syrian girl, Sham Al -Bakour, won the title of Arab Reading Challenge, while the number of participants in the seventh session of the Arab Reading Challenge reached about 24.8 million students from 46 countries, and the title was won equally by the student Abdullah Muhammad Abdullah Al -Bari from Qatar, and the student Amna Mohammed Al -Mansouri from the Emirates.
The eighth session recorded the participation of 28.2 million male and female students from 50 countries, and the title of students Hatem Muhammad Jassim Al -Tokkawi from Syria, Kadi Bint Misfer Al -Khatami from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Silbel Hassan Sawalha from Palestine.

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