“Revolutionizing the Culture of Reading: How ‘Knowledge Break’ has Fostered Innovation”

DUBAI, 3rd April, WAM / The “Knowledge Break” initiative organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Knowledge in 2022 has succeeded in achieving great progress in its journey to promote innovation, enrich the knowledge scene, and establish reading as a societal culture and way of life, through the implementation of 206 activities within its programs and activities. diversified both locally and internationally.

The activities of the “Knowledge Break” during the year 2022 included a number of sessions and meetings with the most prominent experts and specialists in various fields of knowledge, as they touched on various topics, the most prominent of which was the importance of reading and ways to enhance its status and motivate members of society to practice it as a daily habit.

The scope of the “Knowledge Break” activities included all parts of the UAE, where the number of knowledge sessions organized by the groups affiliated with the Knowledge Rest in the UAE and abroad reached more than 200 sessions, in which it hosted specialists in the fields of education and human development, and reviewed a number of valuable specialized books and dealt with its most prominent themes. Through a number of cognitive lectures.
The “Knowledge Break” also provided an interactive environment for discussing the various knowledge and literary productions through the “Divan of Knowledge” and “Women’s Rest” initiatives. Their sessions dealt with the most important books and literary and intellectual creations, which included novels, poetry, self-development, biography and history. Enhancing the Foundation’s efforts to spread reading locally and in the Arab world, and providing platforms for the transfer and sharing of knowledge in various fields.
The “Knowledge Break” had a prominent presence in the most important local and international knowledge events, as it participated in the “Abu Dhabi International Book Fair”, “Sharjah International Book Fair” and “London International Book Fair”. Writers and thinkers witnessed a wide turnout of visitors and readers.
The “Knowledge Break” was also keen to share its activities and events on a large scale, by taking advantage of the features offered by social media, as the knowledge sessions, book discussions, and book fair events were broadcasted directly through the “Zoom” application, in addition to synchronizing the management of the sessions in person and virtually, and providing spaces for participation and interaction from Before followers and participants.
The great success of the various “Knowledge Break” initiatives and their pioneering contributions contributed to enabling knowledge mobility, advancing innovation and creativity, and enhancing paths of knowledge transfer and sharing. During the year 2022, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation continued to expand the horizons of its pioneering knowledge journey under the umbrella of the “Knowledge Break” from Through the launch of the “Paris Break” initiative and the conclusion of a partnership with the “Naqsh” platform, which includes more than 2,000 registered readers and contributes to motivating adolescents and youth to read.
The “Knowledge Break” is the most prominent community initiative within the initiatives and activities of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Knowledge. During 2022, it was able to outperform its performance in the previous year and exceed its specific targets, as it witnessed 540 hours of knowledge dialogue within its various dialogue and knowledge sessions, during which light was shed on 180 books, and the number of readers and beneficiaries of its sessions and activities reached 5,000 participants.