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7/30/25, 10:47 AM MBRF launches ‘Know edge Lounge’ in Canada
MBRF launches ‘Know ledge Lounge’ in Canada

Gulf Today · 30 Jul 2025

TORON TO: The Mohamme d Bin Rashid A l Mak toum Know le dge Found a t ion (MBRF) has launche d its Know le dge
L ounge ini t i at ive in Canad a, advan cing its mis sion to pro mote Arabic read ing and sus t ain able know le dge d evel op ment
glob a lly.

The ini t i at ive aims to foster ana lyt ica l and crit ica l think ing across diverse com munit ie s.
The inaug ura l se s sion was held in Toronto in p art ner ship w ith the Mos aic Found a t ion and fea ture d Hus sein Dar w ish
f rom the D ub ai Inter na t iona l Pro g ram for Writ ing and Hind Z are ef, Dir e ctor of the Mos aic Found a t ion.
Dar w ish s aid the ini t i at ive cre ate s an op en sp ace for dis cus sion among read ers, authors and ex p erts, ro ote d in the b elief
that know le dge shap e s indi vidu a ls and so ci et ie s.
Z are ef praise d the col lab or a t ion as a vit a l con tri bu t ion to elev at ing Arabic glob a lly, enhan cing cul tura l con ne c t ions and
intel le c tua l engage ment.
This launch fol lows earlier inter na t iona l ex p an sions to Sydney and Mel b ourne in March 2025, in co op er a t ion w ith the
Fe d era l Youth Found a t ion of the UAE and the Glob a l Youth Coun cil in Aus tra lia.
Jama l Bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF, s aid the ex p an sion a lig ns w ith the Found a t ion’s go a l to con ne ct Arab read ers world -
w id e and streng then the pre s ence of Arabic in glob a l dis course.
He add e d that the ini t i at ive sup p orts know le dge sus t ain ab il ity and nur ture s cre at ive, know le dge-b ase d so ci et ie s.
Throughout July, the Know le dge L ounge is host ing se s sions across the UAE. The se includ e work shops in D ub ai at the
Mohamme d bin Rashid Lib rar y, lit er ar y dis cus sions in Abu Dhabi, Khor Fakkan, A l Ain, Shar jah, Ajman, Fujairah and
Ras A l Khaimah, and youth-fo cuse d se s sions in p art ner ship w ith A l-naqsh pla form and the D ub ai Inter na t iona l Pro -
g ram for Writ ing.
In col lab or a t ion w ith the Dig it a l Know le dge
Cen ter, se s sions w ill a lso ex plore top ics in dig it a l trans form a t ion and cos mo log y. Inter na t ion a lly, a se s sion in Aus tra lia
w ill exam ine the b o ok S ot Power: Volun te er Work and Human it arian Giv ing Fol low ing Z aye d’s Fo ot steps by Ad el A l
Shamr y.
The Know le dge L ounge con t in ue s to ex p and its reach, unit ing com munit ie s through read ing and fos ter ing mean ing ful
cul tura l exchange.

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