Emirati student from Abu Dhabi emerges as UAE Arab Reading Champion

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Amna Mohammed Al Mansouri from Abu Dhabi has been named as the UAE Arab Reading Champion.  The announcement was made during an award ceremony held at Higher Colleges of Technology - Men’s College, Dubai on Friday. “Books have taught me to live and face challenges,” said Al Mansouri in an exclusive interview to Gulf News.  Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/emirati-student-from-abu-dhabi-named-uae-arab-reading-champion-1.1688723989100  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  #UAEnews #dubai #arabic

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00:00Today we are here celebrating the 7th edition of the Arab Reading Challenge.

00:14Mashallah, in the UAE alone, around 514,000 students participated.

00:20You can imagine, half a million students, each one read 50 books.

00:25This will really boost the knowledge.

00:27Because we in the UAE are very proud of the knowledge-based economy.

00:30And to do that you need people who are reading.

00:33And when they read, they become talents.

00:35So we are very proud.

00:37All the thanks to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

00:40because he is the one who created this Arab Reading Challenge back in 2015.

00:44And you can see the huge impact.

00:46There are lots of criteria, number of books.

00:49It's not only about reading the book, it's about comprehending the book.

00:52Being able to answer the question of the judges.

00:55Being able to summarize it.

00:57So definitely the winner today, she should be very proud of herself, Miss Amna.

01:01Because she surpassed half a million students.

01:04How many books did you read?

01:05131 books.

01:07I started reading since I was young, so I cannot tell.

01:10But in the past two years, I spent a lot of time on reading.

01:15So many books. Classical books, scientific, philosophy.

01:19You can imagine everything.

01:21Who's your favorite author?

01:23Okay, it's Jokhal Harti from Oman.

01:26Who wrote Sayyidat Al Qamar.

01:28And it's Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

01:31What is something that you've learned from reading?

01:34A lot, actually. It taught me how to live.

01:37Okay, really? Your books have taught you how to live?

01:40Yeah, yeah. How to face the challenges I face.

01:46In Emirates National School, we have a strategy for all our branches.

01:49We have six branches in UAE.

01:52This year, Lion Brand won the first place in the Arabic Reading Challenge.

01:58And because there is a long strategy we have for all the schools.

02:02And this is the second time for Emirates National School to have this,

02:06to win this first place in all the UAE schools, government and private schools.

02:11100, 150 books.

02:13Wow, in the span of how long?

02:15One month or two months.

02:17The judging happens where? In your school?

02:20First in my school, then for Fujairah, then for all UAE.

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