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Egyptian girl, 11, wins Dh500,000 Arab Reading Challenge

Egyptian girl Mayar Mohammed was named as the winner of this year's Arab Reading Challenge at a ceremony in Dubai on Thursday. Mayar, 11, who read more than 60 books during the competition, won a prize of Dh500,000, while Gazal Teem 16, from Palestine, was named in second place, and Rian Al Zakri, 11, from Saudi Arabia, was third. The winnings would help build a library for her school, Mayar…

Egyptian girl, 11, wins Dh500,000 Arab Reading Challenge

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