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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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