Under the title “A Step Toward the Future “, the Revolutionary Youth Union, in cooperation with the Ministries of Education and Culture, launched the final stage of the national central competition of free reading “Reading Marathon 2021” at Al-Assad National Library in Damascus .
Taking part in the final stage of the “ Reading Marathon 2021” , which will continue until the sixteenth of this September,were 100 young men and women from different governorates from the basic and secondary education stages, in addition to the university students with the aim of encouraging young people to read and increase their knowledge and creativity.
The Head of the Preparation and Skills Development office at the Revolution Youth Union “Rahaf Al-Jassem” indicated that, as a result of the final competitions, 9 young participants will be selected, indicating 1,500 young men and women participated, of whom 100 reached the final stage.
The selection of the top nine in the competition, according to Al-Jassem, depends on the number of books they have read, the diversity of their topics, the ways they discuss their content and their style of expression.
The young woman, Tala Al-Sarfi, pointed out that she has so far read more than 150 books that varied between foreign, scientific and literary novels that increased her knowledge, indicating that the competition helped her to meet people who shared her interests and refined their talents.
Ahmed Nazim, a student at the College of Medicine, indicated that it was his second participation in the competition, pointing out that he used to read books, but he did not have the ability to discuss and benefit from the book’s content before the competition.
In turn, the young woman, Shahd Manna, who has read 200 books, expressed her hope of winning, which would motivate her to read more books.
Rawaa Ghanam