11-year-old girl beats 4 crore students in Dubai reading contest

An 11-year-old Egyptian girl, Mayar Othman Al Shourbagy, has won Dh500,000 (nearly ₹1.3 crore) after winning the 10th Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai. She beat over four crore students from 60 countries after reading 60 books and was selected from over 1.7 crore participants in her country. UAE PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presented her with the award.