His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai has praised over 18 million students for participating in the Arab Reading Challenge.
Taking to social media platform X, Sheikh Mohammed said, "Today, beloved Egypt celebrated its participation in the largest reading project in the world. More than 18 million students participated in the Arab Reading Challenge from more than 31 thousand schools. Our greetings to the students of Egypt and our greetings to Egypt’s culture."
احتفلت مصر الحبيبة اليوم بمشاركتها في أكبر مشروع للقراءة في العالم … شارك أكثر من 18 مليون طالب في تحدي القراءة العربي من أكثر من 31 ألف مدرسة … تحياتنا لطلاب مصر .. وتحياتنا لمصر الثقافة والعروبة والعلم والأدب .. وتقديرنا لوزارة التربية والتعليم والأزهر الشريف في مصر لدورهم… pic.twitter.com/qBMKlB4L2L
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 27, 2024
The Egyptian pupils, from over 31,000 schools, took part in the initiative as part of a wider movement to encourage the young generation to read Arabic literature.
The Challenge was launched under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
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