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An initiative to encourage students in the UAE and Arab world to read was launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai – WAM/Gulf news archives

Arab Reading Challenge Attracts Six Million Students

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 3, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai – Data revealed by the Arab Reading Challenge Initiative showed that six million students have participated in the second round of the challenge since its launch in November, compared to 3.6 million in the first round. Participants reached around 56.7%...

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U.S. based cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/Files

Morocco Shuts Down Gulen-Linked Schools

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat- Morocco’s Ministry of National Education has officially shut down all schools associated with the Fethullah Gulen, who is the alleged architect of the July 15 failed coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. All students affected by the close...

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Schoolchildren react to the camera as they attend class after registering in school in Mosul, Iraq, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Children Flocking Back to Schools in East Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

London- They have been waiting for two and half years and the children of Iraq’s east Mosul are flocking to enroll in their reopened schools, eager not to waste another day. “It’s a great day, today we are giving our children their right to receive...

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Moroccan Authorities Decide to Close Fethullah Gulen Schools

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

In response to the request that Turkey made to the Moroccan authorities regarding private schools belonging to the Gulen movement that are located in a number of Moroccan cities, the Ministry of Interior has decided to close all Mohamed Al-Fatih educational...

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UNICEF Condemns Deadliest Attack on School Since War in Syria Began

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 28, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced that the number of people who were killed in air raids on schools in the province of Idlib, northwest Syria, has increased to 22 children and six teachers. The raids were severely condemned by UNICEF and...