{
  "id": 17047148,
  "title": "Egyptian girl, 11, wins Dh500,000 Arab Reading Challenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/egyptian-girl-11-wins-dh500-000-arab-reading-challenge",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:40:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/29/11-year-old-egyptian-girl-wins-dh500000-arab-reading-challenge-prize/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}