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4/21/25, 10:31 AM MBRF organizes ‘Arab Reading Clubs Forum 2025’ in partnership with Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center | Web Release
MBRF Organizes ‘Arab Reading Clubs Forum 2025’ In Partnership

With Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center

By Editor_wr On Apr 21, 2025

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The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Knowledge (MBRF), in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi
Arabic Language Center (ALC), held the ‘Arab Reading Clubs Forum 2025’ at the ALC headquarters. The event aims to

nurture a reading culture, enrich literary dialogue, and foster exchanges between the MBRF’s ‘Knowledge Lounge’ and
ALC’s ‘Kalima Reading Club,’ along with other local and Arab reading clubs. Additionally, it serves as an interactive

platform to develop participants’ critical and intellectual analytical skills.

The forum, held in the presence of H.E. Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF; H.E. Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of
ALC; and Prof. Yasir Suleiman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF),

brings together reading communities both within and beyond the UAE into a unified knowledge ecosystem while
providing a supportive environment for sharing ideas and visions. This is essential for creating an interactive,
knowledge-based community.

The forum also promotes analytical and creative discussions of contemporary works to enrich the literary landscape,

while establishing sustainable communication networks that enhance collaboration and the sharing of experiences
among literature enthusiasts across the Arab World.

Organized annually by ALC, the seventh edition of the forum facilitated the analysis and discussion of the six novels

nominated for IPAF 2025. The shortlisted novels are: ‘Danishmand’ by Ahmed Fal Al Din from Mauritania, ‘Valley of
Butterflies’ by Azhar Jargis from Iraq, ‘The Andalusian Christ’ by Taysir Khalaf from Syria, ‘The Women’s Pact’ by

Haneen Al-Sayegh from

Lebanon, ‘Prayer of Anxiety’ by Mohamed Samir Nada from Egypt, and ‘The Texture of Light’ by Nadia Al-Najjar from
the UAE. As part of this, interactive discussions were held with the participation of heads and members of several local

and Arab reading clubs.

During the event, H.E. Jamal bin Huwaireb remarked: “The Arab Reading Clubs Forum is an integral part of MBRF’s
strategic vision designed to achieve our developmental and knowledge-based objectives. By forging a strategic alliance
with ALC, we hope to create an inspiring reading environment, develop the analytical skills of Arab readers, and

broaden the dialogue on contemporary Arabic literature, particularly the novels nominated for IPAF, due to their
significant intellectual value and representation of the current literary scene.”

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