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((Balqa Culture)) Celebrates National Reading Day with Events in Governorate Schools

Balqa Culture Directorate celebrated the National Reading Day, organizing a series of cultural events and storytelling sessions in several schools of the governorate, in cooperation with educational institutions, aiming to encourage students to read and enhance the presence of books in the school environment.

The Directorate launched its events with an exhibition of Ministry of Culture publications at Ruqayyah Bint Al-Rasool Secondary Mixed School, under the patronage of the Director of Education of Salt District, Ali Khraisat, and the presence of Balqa Culture Director Dr. Mona Saud, and the participation of administrative and teaching bodies and students.

The exhibition included cultural and artistic segments presented by school students, among them a theatrical sketch titled «Judging a Book» and a poetry segment on the importance of reading and books, along with a storyteller segment, while students explored various Ministry of Culture publications.

The events included storytelling sessions in several schools of the governorate's districts, presented by female writers and cultural enthusiasts, within interactive meetings aimed at developing imagination and creativity and encouraging students to read in engaging ways.

In Ain Al-Basha District, writer Ghada Aqel presented storytelling sessions at Al-Mudmar Secondary Mixed School and Asma Bint Abi Bakr Basic Mixed School, while Ibtisam Ma'az presented readings at Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid Basic Mixed School and Shuna Al-Janoobiya Comprehensive Secondary School for Girls in Shuna Al-Janoobiya District.

In Deir Alla District, Nariman Al-Salahat presented storytelling sessions at Al-Towal Al-Janoobi Basic Mixed School and Fatima Al-Zahraa Basic School, amidst student interaction with the stories and their content.

These events are part of the efforts of Balqa Culture Directorate to spread the culture of reading, activate cultural activities for children and youth, and strengthen their connection with books as a means of knowledge and imagination and creativity development.

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