The third stage of the Arab Reading Challenge competition was launched yesterday at Hafasa Preparatory School for Girls with participation of 216 private and government schools in Qatar. The competition is organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in cooperation with United Arab Emirates.
The competition will continue today with participation of 108 students from girls' and boys' schools.
Judging committee from the UAE will select winners of the diamond award. There will be one representative of Qatar in the final, which will take place in UAE early in the academic year 2017/2018. The top ten winners at the national level will be honoured on May 9, said the Ministry.
Meanwhile, the competition launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Ruler of Dubai, to encourage youngsters to read Arabic books has attracted up to 10 per cent of students in the Arab World so far, according to organisers.
