Mayar Othman Awarded Medal of Excellence After Reading Challenge Win

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received student Mayar Othman on November 4th and awarded her the Second-Class Medal of Excellence after she won first place in the 2026 Arab Reading Challenge. The meeting was attended by Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif as well as Othman’s parents.

Othman won the tenth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai after competing in a programme that drew more than 40 million students from 60 countries. She is a sixth-grade student at Shaheed Hamdi Sharabi Primary School in Kafr El-Sheikh.

During the meeting, President El-Sisi congratulated Othman and her family and encouraged her to continue her education and maintain her focus on Arabic language and reading. He also highlighted the importance of improving Arabic language education in schools and strengthening students’ connection to reading and knowledge.

The recognition follows several honours announced for Othman after her win. She has also been named a Reading Ambassador for the 58th Cairo International Book Fair, where a dedicated event will present her experience, while the Culture Ministry is set to provide a library collection to her school.