UAE | Government

Sharjah launches project to provide every Emirati family with a library

The Government of Sharjah on Tuesday launched a project that will provide each Emirati family with a library of 50 books.

  • By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
  • Published: 15:14 November 25, 2008
  • Gulf News

Sharjah: The Government of Sharjah on Tuesday launched a project that will provide each Emirati family with a library of 50 books.

The year-long project is held under the slogan 'Knowledge without Borders' and will be carried out on several phases to cover all areas of Sharjah.

"We face challenges that influence our values, customs and traditions that obliged us to increase the knowledge base for the community members, which would in return preserve our Islamic and Arabic identity and language," said Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal, Deputy Head of the Organising Committee of 'Knowledge without Borders'.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from UAE Government

  1. UAE rejects Israeli colonies

  2. Khalifa receives greetings on Eid

  3. No decision on ex-Syrian intelligence officer

  4. Khalifa orders allocation of plots to UAE nationals

All articles in Government

More from UAE

Gulf News
Popular in UAE
Readers' pictures
Your pictures

Readers' pictures

A Selection of the best Gulf News reader pictures this week

Latest news
Community Reports

More from Community Reports

Weather

More from Weather