The Arab Reading Challenge crowns Bahaa Maimouni the champion of its tenth session in Tunisia
Dubai – Tunisia, July 25 / WAM / The Arab Reading Challenge crowned student Bahaa Maimouni as the champion of its tenth session in the Republic of Tunisia after qualifying rounds in which 232,865 male and female students participated, representing 3,481 schools and under the supervision of 6,535 male and female supervisors.
The announcement that the student, Bahaa Maimouni, from the fifth grade in the Tahnit Primary School in the Bizerte region, won the title, came during the closing ceremony of the tenth session, which was held in Tunis, in the presence of Her Excellency Dr. Iman Ahmed Al-Salami, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Tunisia, and the participation of 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 representatives of the Ministry of Education in the Republic of Tunisia, and those in charge of the Arab Reading Challenge initiative, And those interested in educational and cultural affairs. The ceremony was also widely followed by the educational community in the Tunisian Republic and the parents of the students participating in the qualifiers for the tenth session.
The ceremony witnessed the announcement that Mounir Al-Fariji from the Siliana region won the title of “Distinguished Supervisor,” and Sidi Amer School from the Siliana region won the title of “Distinguished School.”
In the People of Determination category, in which 109 male and female students participated, the student Rawan Achabouli from the ninth grade at the middle school on Bourguiba Street, Bizerte, in the Bizerte region, won first place in this category.
Ten male and female students advanced to the final qualifiers across the Republic of Tunisia, and the list of competitors for the title, in addition to Bahaa Maimouni, included: Abdel Hadi Adeeb from the ninth grade at the Manzil Al Nour middle school in the Monastir region, Balqis Fazai from the sixth grade at the Bourguiba Ghar Al-Dama Street primary school (Jendouba), Ayat Kaitouni from the sixth grade at Nabeul Avenue primary school (Siliana), Islam Majoul from the tenth grade at the Model Institute (Siliana), and Farida. Al-Tarifi is from the first year of secondary school at the Model Institute in Bizerte (Bizerte), Roua Harabi is from the second year of secondary school at the Model Institute in Medenine (Medenine), Cyrine Benhamal is from the eighth year at the Model Middle School (Siliana), Tasnim Benqaji is from the second year of secondary school at the Bourguiba Model Institute (Tunisia 1), and Nour al-Islam Farhati is from the third year of secondary school at the Tahar Ben Ashour Nefza Institute (Beja).
His Excellency Nour El-Din Al-Nouri, Minister of Education of the Republic of Tunisia, said: This annual date represents an opportunity to celebrate books and readers among our children, and an opportunity to encourage new generations to be open to knowledge and develop their relationship with language and reading.
He added: Tunisia’s participation in this session amounted to more than 232,000 male and female students, a turnout that reflects real involvement of students in this project, and a desire for self-development through reading from its various sources. This broad participation represents an encouraging indicator that our generations attach increasing importance to reading, and realize that it is one of the basic tributaries to improving the quality of education. The Ministry of Education has made reading a strategic lever for improving learning within public schools, due to our conviction that this activity represents an essential entry point for human building and head development. Human capital, and a means to develop the understanding, analysis and criticism skills of our students, which falls within our ongoing commitment to address issues of improving the educational system and empowering our generations with free thought and skills capable of keeping pace with a changing world.
His Excellency continued: While I congratulate the winners in the various categories of this challenge across the Republic, I am proud of what this increasing demand reflects in the success of the work led by the various components of the educational family, thanks to the combined efforts of supervisors and directors, and the support of parents who believe that the book is an important investment in their children’s future.
He stressed that the Arab Reading Challenge comes within a joint Arab path around the word and knowledge, in which the Tunisian school participates with full awareness and responsibility, contributing with its own vision and accumulated educational experience, along with the parties organizing it, most notably the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation. Tunisia will continue to strengthen its presence in such initiatives that support the Arab cultural movement, and we are confident that these distinguished students will have an active role in the development path of our country in the future.
Dr. Fawzan Al-Khalidi said: This session of the Arab Reading Challenge culminates a decade in which the initiative succeeded in creating a comprehensive and qualitative cultural renaissance, becoming a compass for building generations that possess knowledge, a mastery of the Arabic language, and critical thinking tools. We are proud of what the initiative has achieved over ten cycles of raising the level of competition in a high spirit, which translates the vision of 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 empowering people and advancing minds to create a better future. For our Arab world with will and knowledge.
Dr. Fawzan Al-Khalidi praised this exceptional stage in the Arab Reading Challenge journey in Tunisia, which witnessed an increase in the number of participants in the qualifiers, and the level at which Tunisian students continued to provide an inspiring model of cognitive excellence and passion for reading, which confirms that investing in reading is the shortest path towards building the sustainable knowledge societies that we seek.
He said: We congratulate the crowned champion, the first place holders in the Arab Reading Challenge categories, and the families of the participating students. We thank the Tunisian Ministry of Education and all educational authorities and staff for the efforts they made during the tenth round qualifiers. We are committed to continuing this path and expanding the horizons of the initiative to ensure that it reaches every Arab student, believing that every book a student reads today is a cornerstone in the edifice of a brighter, more prosperous, and more open Arab future to the world.
The Arab Reading Challenge recorded an unprecedented achievement, with the number of participants in the qualifiers for its tenth session 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 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 knowledge 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 informing them of the values, customs and beliefs of other cultures.
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