“Al -Arabiya” is the most honorable language … our culture is a code of civilization

The ninth session of the Arab Reading Challenge witnessed standards of 32 million and 231 thousand male and female students, an increase of 14.2% on 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 preserve him, said in a post on the X platform yesterday: “The most honorable language is a 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 of it.”

His Highness added: «The challenge of Arab reading is one of our projects close to our hearts to strengthen 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.

Establishing the love of reading

For his part, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Secretary -General of the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives”, said: “The Arab Reading Challenge initiative represents one of the most prominent initiatives of 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 building the Arab person, consolidating the love of reading and enhancing the passion of knowledge in the hearts of new generations, as well as embodies the vision of His Highness in the resumption of the Arab civilization. Based on the deep belief that reading and knowledge are the basis on which civilizations are built, and the pillar on which the comprehensive renaissance of the nations is based. As a language of thought, culture and creativity.

Final qualifiers

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 gradually 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 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 first 10 and winners at the level of each country to participate in the final qualifiers for the title of Arab Reading Challenge.

Valuable prizes

The winner of the Arab Reading Challenge title 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 and upgrade his capabilities and share his experiences with his peers, and the winner also receives the title of the Arab Reading Challenge in the category of determination for the ninth session, which attracted 43514 male and female students, the prize of 200 thousand dirhams, which is the category that is the category that is the category It was added by the Arab Reading Challenge initiative in its seventh session, which reflects its keenness to pay attention to the owners of determination and provide an opportunity for them to prove their worth and superiority, as the jury for the category of people of determination requires reading a total of 25 books.

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 out of 161 thousand, four supervisors and reading supervisors, 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 participate, and learners of the Arabic language and speakers of others.

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The largest reading project in the world

The Arab Reading Challenge, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God preserve 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 develop 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 Arab reading challenge seeks to consolidate the love of knowledge, reading and seeing 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 through their knowledge 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.

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About 3.6 million students from 19 countries participated in the first session of the challenge, and the student Abdullah Farah Jaloud from Algeria crowned the title, and 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, and the number of participants in the third session was approximately 10.5 million students from 44 countries, and the title of student Maryam Amjoun from Morocco exceeded the number The fourth session of the challenge is 13.5 million students from 49 countries, and the title was won by the student Hadeel Anwar from Sudan.
The fifth session recorded the participation of more than 21 million from 52 countries, and the title was won by the student Abdullah Muhammad Murad Abu Khalef from the Hashemite Kingdom Qatar, and the student, Amna Mohammed Al -Mansoori, from the Emirates, participated in the eighth session 28.2 million students from 50 countries, and the title of students Hatem Muhammad Jassim Al -Erkawi won the title from Syria, Kadi Bint Misfer Al -Khathami from Saudi Arabia, and Silbel Hassan Sawalha from Palestine.

Mohammed bin Rashid:

• We are proud of our great language, our history and our identity, and optimistic about Arab generations adhering to its roots and culture.

• The eternal Arabic language .. has no childhood .. nor old age .. preserved with God’s preservation.

• Arab reading challenge is one of our projects close to our hearts to strengthen them in the hearts of our generations.

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• 132 thousand schools in the Arab Reading Challenge initiative.

• 1,000,000AED for the “Distinguished School”, and 300 thousand dirhams for the “Distinguished Supervisor”.

• 500 thousand dirhams for the winner of the Arab Reading Challenge.

• The award aims to enhance the importance of reading among students participating at the level of the Arab world and the world, developing mechanisms for assimilation, and self -expression in a sound Arabic language.

• The challenge of Arab reading 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.