Registration of 'Iqraa for Young Readers' 2025 competition continues until 2 October

Muscat: The Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science, affiliated with the Diwan of Royal Court, continues to receive applications for the 14th edition of the "Iqraa for Young Readers" competition until 2 October 2025.

Registration is available via the competition's official website:https://sqhccs.gov.om/iqraa/register.

The competition is a cultural initiatives annually adopted by the Centre. It aims to foster a reading habit among young people, enhance their cultural awareness, and encourage them to frequent libraries. This contributes to building their personalities, expanding their intellectual and cognitive horizons, and promoting national values and cultural identity.

The competition is divided into three levels based on age groups and covers diverse topics related to national, scientific, and social aspects. Participants are required to read a number of books, write summaries about them, and then discuss their content during the evaluation stages.

Participation will be evaluated based on the following criteria: linguistic correctness, clarity of idea, quality of handwriting, style, and linguistic formulation, in addition to adherence to the general terms and conditions published on the competition website.

The current edition of the competition spans all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, with events distributed across fourteen cultural and library centers to ensure widespread participation and facilitate student access to competition venues.