Arab reading challenge

The arab reading challenge aims to encourage reading on a continuous basis through a comprehensive system of incentives and follow-up mechanisms throughout the academic year. a large number of monetary and motivational incentives are also offered to participating schools, students, their families, and supervisors from various parts of the arab world, with the overall awards value estimated at us$3 million (around aed11 million). the challenge also includes several rounds of evaluation and qualification at the level of each school, educational zone, country, and finally the arab world. his highness also visited dubai’s school of research science, set to become the headquarters for the challenge. to mark the launch of the 50 million book challenge, his highness read the first pages to a group of students. the challenge will be the largest arab initiative to encourage reading in various schools throughout the region. his highness stated, "in the uae, we have always realized the importance of reading and developing arabic language skills. these have been included as indicators in the uae national agenda for 2021." the arab reading challenge has been launched in collaboration with the mbc group and the help of key national broadcasters and newspapers. the execution phase starts in september with coordination efforts between the various participating schools in the arab world, after which the 50 million book reading challenge will be initiated, extending from early october until the end of march 2016. the challenge contains five stages, each of which entails the reading and summary of 10 books by participating students. this is followed by qualification stages at the level of schools, educational districts, arab countries, and the final qualifications for winners on the arab world level set to be held in dubai at the end of may 2016.