فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) is set to host the closing ceremony of the 9th edition of the “Ithra Reading” program, themed “Reading: A Bridge to Passage.”
This event will feature the participation of two distinguished Moroccan readers, Mariam Ahmed Bououd and Fatima Ammar Kettani, who will compete for the title of “Arab World Reader.”
The ceremony will take place on October 11 and 12, 2024, at the Ithra Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Organizers announced that this year’s program attracted 106,000 participants, with ten finalists from seven countries: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, and Iraq.
These participants will compete by delivering their final presentations for the title of “Reader of the Year,” while the audience will have the opportunity to vote for the winner of the audience award.
This event aims to promote a culture of reading and appreciation of knowledge within Arab communities. The program will feature ten readers in the final text track and eight readers in the debate track.
The ceremony will also provide a platform for Nobel Prize winners in Literature, with the presence of Dr. Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 Nobel laureate, and Olga Tokarczuk, the 2018 Nobel winner.
Additionally, several Arab readers, writers, and literary figures will participate in a diverse cultural program that includes a discussion with Saudi critic Abdullah Al-Ghadhami, a dialogue with Algerian author Ahlam Mosteghanemi, and a poetry performance by Mohammed Abdul Bari.
The event will also feature the “Kitabiya” book exchange exhibition and several book signing platforms.
Established in 2013 in Saudi Arabia, the “Read” competition aims to foster a culture of reading and enhance knowledge within the community, instilling concepts of reading, exploration, and cultural production in Arabic.
This initiative underscores the importance of reading as a vital means to enrich knowledge for future generations.
source : fesnews media
