Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated the winners of the 10th Arab Reading Challenge, which saw the participation of more than 40 million students from around the world.
In a post on X on Thursday, October 29, Sheikh Mohammed said: “Today, I attended the events of the 10th Arab Reading Challenge, the largest reading competition in the world, which saw the participation of more than 40 million students from 138,000 schools across 60 countries worldwide.”
He congratulated Mayar Othman El Shorbagy from Egypt for securing first place, Ghazal Rashad from Palestine for finishing second, and Rayan Al Zakri from Saudi Arabia for taking third place.
“Congratulations to all the participating students and all the supervisors, numbering more than 161,000, who joined us in spreading a culture of reading among the new generations of Arabs,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
Describing the younger generation as a source of hope and optimism, he added: “A generation that promises a bright future, a generation that inspires optimism and renews hope for the revival of civilisation.”
Source: Emirates 24|7