Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered to establish 10 libraries bearing the name of Fatima Ghulam, an Algerian student who died in a tragic accident on her way to participate in the Arab Reading Challenge.
Shaikh Mohammad on Sunday also expressed his heartfelt condolences to the parents of Fatima, the 17-year old student who died in an accident while on her way to Algiers to participate in the finals of the reading challenge.
Shaikh Mohammad applauded Fatima’s determination as she travelled 18 hours by car to reach the capital Algiers before a tragic accident took her away. “Algeria is the land of knowledge … and of martyrs of knowledge,” Shaikh Mohammad said.
Paying tribute to such a determined young seeker of knowledge, Shaikh Mohammad ordered the establishment of 10 libraries bearing the name of Fatima Ghulam; a name that forever will be remembered as a martyr of knowledge.
Shaikh Mohammad also praised the high level of participation in the Arab Reading Challenge from Algeria, where more than 2.2 million students have registered for the challenge.
The Arab Reading Challenge was launched by Shaikh Mohammad in September 2015. It represents the largest pan-Arab reading project, and aims to promote a sustainable model for reading through an integrated system of student-supervisor follow-ups and support.
The challenge also provides monetary incentives for students, supervisors and schools across the Arab World to invest in enhancing their reading. The project hopes to help instigate a cultural renaissance in the Arab world by encouraging students to read and continuously expand their knowledge.
