Nour Al-Kandari wins the title of champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in Kuwait

The Arab Reading Challenge crowned student Nour Osama Al-Kandari as the champion of its tenth session in the State of Kuwait, out of 302,224 male and female students who participated in the largest reading competition of its kind in the world, representing 797 schools and under the supervision of 1,895 male and female supervisors.

The coronation of the student, Nour Osama Al-Kandari, from the fifth grade in Houma School in the Hawalli region, came during the closing ceremony of the tenth session of the Arab Reading Challenge, which took place in Kuwait, the capital, in the presence of His Excellency Eng. Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtabai, the Kuwaiti Minister of Education, and the participation of His Excellency Dr. Matar Hamid Al-Neyadi, the UAE Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, and Dr. Fawzan Al-Khalidi, Director of the Programs and Initiatives Department at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, and a number of officials, educators, and parents of students participating in the event. Final qualifiers in the State of Kuwait.

During the closing ceremony, Dodour Faleh Miteb Al-Asqa from the Al-Ahmadi Educational District was crowned with the title of “Distinguished Supervisor,” and Yarmouk Secondary School for Girls from the Capital Region was crowned with the title of “Distinguished School.”

In the People of Determination category, which recorded the participation of 45 male and female students, student Abdullah Mahmoud Al Mutairi from the third grade at Al Raja Primary School for Boys in the Hawalli region won first place out of 45 male and female students who participated in the qualifiers for this category.

The list of the top ten in the State of Kuwait, in addition to the student Nour Osama Al-Kandari, included: Dana Anwar Al-Anazi from the twelfth grade at Maria Al-Qibtiya School in the Hawalli region, Bashayer Lafi Al-Mutairi from the sixth grade at Salma Bint Hamza School (Farwaniya), Narges Ali Al-Tarfi from the eleventh grade at Fatima Al-Saraawi School (Hawalli), and Sarah Nasser Al-Sayegh from the tenth grade at Jumana Bint Abi Talib School (the capital). Sheikha Fawaz Al-Dhafiri from the tenth grade at Amra Bint Rawaha School (Al-Jahra), Hanan Falah Al-Adhqa from the eleventh grade at Awatif Al-Athbi School (Al-Ahmadi), Reem Amer Al-Mutairi from the fourth grade at Sabika Al-Khaled School (Farwaniya), Modhi Badr Al-Kandari from the twelfth grade at Rawda High School (the capital), and Al-Kadi Jarrah Al-Ammar from the ninth grade at Al-Riyadah Model School (special education).

Engineer Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtabai confirmed, on this occasion, that the champions of the State of Kuwait in the Arab Reading Challenge competition, including students and supervisors, represent an honorable model for the country, praising their awareness, high culture, and distinguished ability to express and discuss, stressing that reading is the most important way to build minds and create conscious generations capable of facing the challenges of the future.

He thanked and appreciated all the teachers, mentors and supervisors in charge of the competition, who provided full support to the students throughout the qualifying period, wishing them continued success in the coming seasons, noting that the “Child Reads” initiative, as a national initiative under the umbrella of the Arab Reading Challenge Project, targets the kindergarten stage to develop the child’s early language skills through stories and enhance oral interaction.

For his part, Dr. Fawzan Al-Khalidi stressed that the Arab Reading Challenge continues to achieve exceptional successes at various levels, in terms of the volume of participation, the development of the cognitive and linguistic aspects of students, and the official and societal Arab interaction with the initiative, which has attracted the largest number of competitors throughout its history.

He said that the male and female students of the sisterly State of Kuwait have demonstrated, once again, a passion for reading and cognitive achievement, a high commitment to the standards of the Arab Reading Challenge initiative, and competence in presenting ideas in a high-level Arabic language, which embodies the success of the educational system in the sisterly State of Kuwait, and its belief in the importance of reading to create a knowledge-based future, which is the message that the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation is working to achieve according to a specific and clear work methodology.

Dr. Fawzan Al-Khalidi congratulated the champions of the Arab Reading Challenge categories in the State of Kuwait, extending his thanks to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education, to all the work teams and judging committees, and to everyone who contributed to the success of the qualifiers.

The tenth session of the Arab Reading Challenge recorded an unprecedented achievement, with the number of participants in its qualifiers reaching 40,286,428 students from 60 countries, including 74,062 students of people of determination, an increase of 24% over the ninth session, which witnessed the participation of 32.231 million students from 50 countries around the world. The tenth session also recorded the participation of 138,426 schools and 161,507 students. Supervisors and supervisors.

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 protect him,” in the year 2015 as the largest reading competition and project in the world, aims to enhance the importance of reading among participating students at the level of the Arab world and the world, develop mechanisms for comprehension and self-expression in a sound Arabic language, endear Arab youth to the Arabic language, and encourage them to use it in their daily dealings.

The challenge, organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, seeks to consolidate the love of knowledge, reading and learning among new generations and provide them with the necessary knowledge to contribute to building a better future and refining their abilities and personalities.

The challenge also aims to build the value system of young people by introducing them to the values, customs and beliefs of other cultures.