Student in cycle of PHDMariam Bouaoud, aged 25 and originally from Tetouanexpressed in a statement to the MAP, his joy at winning this prize, emphasizing that this consecration comes as the crowning achievement of a long journey of serious work and self-sacrifice in matters of structured reading and academic research.
For his part, Fatima Kettani (10 years old), winner of the “Promising Reader” Prizeput together for this edition, impressed the competition jury and the public with a reading presenting a rich range of information on the universe and cosmonautics. Daughter of a Moroccan family residing in Saudi Arabiashe indicated, in a similar statement, “not to expect this victory”, sharing “her great joy and enthusiasm” for this triumph.
The jury of this competition included the secretary general of the King Fayçal International Prize, Abdulaziz Al-Sabeelthe president of theUAE Writers Union, Sultan Al Nuaimiand the poet and expert ofIslamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Raouda Hajj.
Furthermore, thesaudi school “Alajial Alahlia Alalami“, from the city of Hafar Al-Batin (East), won the “Reading School” Prizewhile the teacher Najlaa Ghazay Assahimi was sacred “Reading Ambassadors“.
In total, 106,000 participants from all Arab countries took part in this edition of the Aqraa competition. Ten finalists from seven countries – Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and Iraq, besides the Moroccowere qualified for the final.
By: Abdellatif Abilkassem
