Very few initiatives originating in the Arab world achieve international recognition: Kitaby Kitabak (my book, your book in English), a Jordanian cultural initiative for building public libraries for deprived youngsters, is one of these.
During this year’s Goteborg Book Fair, the Kitaby Kitabak initiative was named the most inspiring international success story of 2013, in the Cultural Initiative Encouraging Reading category. Reading is not a top priority for people in the region, especially when it comes to encouraging youngsters to read. Kitaby Kitabak founder Hanaa Al Ramly, a Palestinian living in Jordan, was inspired by her personal experience in launching the initiative. “Being a mother,” she says, “I really wanted to raise my children to be good readers and to be passionate about knowledge, so I built them their own children’s library.” When her children grew up and moved to Canada and Australia for college, she decided to put these beloved books to good use.
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Daniele Wren