Reading Challenge winners to be named

Prizes worth up to Dh1 million up for grabs in tonight’s ceremony

Millions of viewers will be able to watch the announcement of the winner of the Arab Reading Challenge in a closing ceremony to be aired live on MBC channel today.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will attend the closing ceremony, which will crown the winner of the fifth edition of the challenge from among five finalists.

The ceremony will be broadcasted on MBC Channel at 8.30pm (UAE time) today.

Record participants

The challenge’s latest round attracted 21 million participants, the highest ever number in its history, from 52 countries (14 Arab countries and 38 foreign countries with Arab diaspora), compared to 13.5 million participants from 49 countries in the 2019 challenge.

It also drew 120,000 supervisors who helped students improve their reading and summarising skills, compared to 99,000 supervisors in the fourth edition, while 96,000 schools joined this year’s challenge compared to 67,000 schools previously.

The Arab Reading Champion will be selected based on the ability to articulate general knowledge, critical thinking skills, communication and diversity of books selected. The event will also see the announcement of the ‘Outstanding Supervisor’ and ‘Best School’.

The Best School takes away Dh1 million, while the Outstanding Supervisor wins Dh300,000 cash prize. The Arab Reading Champion takes home Dh500,000. The total value of prizes to be distributed will amount to Dh11 million.

The closing ceremony is the final stage of the Arab Reading Challenge.