Mohammed bin Rashid visits Dubai’s School of Research Science and launches the 50-million-book 'Arab Reading Challenge'
16 September 2015
Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited Dubai’s School of Research Science, set to be the headquarters for the challenge, where he read the first pages to a group of students in the 50-million-book challenge which will be the largest Arab initiative to encourage reading in all the schools throughout the Arab world. The launching ceremonies were attended by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.