WLR participation in International Publishers Association Regional Seminar
Dr. Rana Dajani (Founder of WLR) participated in a panel discussion at the International Publishers Association Regional Seminar, Amman. The seminar, “Read. Empower. Transform: The Role of Reading for the Future of the Arab World”, the panel took place on...
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EvoKE 2019 conference in Split Croatia
Dr. Rana Dajani, (Founder of #WLR) associate professor at the Jepson school for leadership university of Richmond gave the opening plenary speech at the EvoKE 2019 conference in Split Croatia on Sep 27 2019. Dr Dajani started her talk emphasizing...
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Lightening talks Elrha R2HC research
Elrha is a global charity that funds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. Elrha held a research forum In London on Sept. 10 and 11, 2019. This research forum is a unique opportunity to share knowledge...
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Heba Al-Omari We Love Reading Ambassador from Irbid -Jordan
Heba el-Omari sat proudly in front of a tree painted on the walls of a community center. Each branch of the tree held up a storybook on a shelf. “It took us a long time to prepare this,” she...
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Dr. Rana Dajani (Founder of WLR) is one of the jury members
On 3-5 July 2019, UNESCO Secretariat and the members of the Jury for UNESCO International Literacy Prizes gathered at HQ to choose the best five projects out of the 62 submitted, after a global call for applications. The emphasis this year was...
Read moreUnder the title “The Supernova: Twenty Years of the We Love Reading Program,” the program’s conference launches in Amman
Amman – The conference “The Supernova: Twenty Years of We Love Reading” launched on Saturday at the Al Hussein Cultural Center in Amman. The event marks the culmination of a twenty-year journey during which the We Love Reading program...
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Reimagining Systems Change: A Bottom-Up Approach
Addressing societal issues has moved past the point of “fixing” the system that is in place. In many instances, the system in place cannot be “fixed” because it is not truly “broken”— it’s acting according to its design. This...
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WLR is spreading not as an institution, but as an idea.
WLR is spreading—not as an institution, but as an idea. It spreads quietly, like a virus of consciousness—uncontainable, crossing borders, cultures, and generations. What begins as a single spark becomes a movement whose impact cannot be traced back to...
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We Love Reading: A Bridge for Giving and Community Initiatives
These photos capture a beautiful coincidence, bringing together Dr. Rula Sanqart, ambassador of the We Love Reading program, Dr. Rana Dajani, the program’s founder, Farida, a graduate student from Gaza who came to Jordan to pursue her master’s degree...
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We Love Reading Welcomes Huda Siddiqui as a Volunteer to Support Education and Community Development in Jordan
We are delighted to welcome Huda Siddiqui as a volunteer at the We Love Reading office in Amman. Huda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Yale University in the United States and completed an eight-year Islamic scholar...
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Dr. Rula Sinokrot: Where Reading Meets Giving
For Dr. Rula Sinokrot, reading has never been a passing activity, it is a natural extension of her deep commitment to giving and community service. A retired dentist with a master’s degree in Educational Psychology (Growth and Learning), Dr....
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“To Gaza With Love”: A New Book Donating Its Proceeds to the We Love Reading Program
Entitled “To Gaza With Love”, the book was launched by Dr. Samina Salim, with an introduction written by Professor Rana Dajani, while all proceeds were dedicated to the We Love Reading program. The launch took place in Houston, Texas,...
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Reading Aloud Sessions in the Play Center
Rita’s goal in reading stories to children was simply to convey information. But she faced a real challenge: how could she capture the attention of children in a hall filled with toys and playful distractions? Rita Al-Khattabeh, from Ajloun, joined the...
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A New Academic Release in Entrepreneurship Features a Full Chapter on the “We Love Reading” Model
Routledge has released this year the first edition of “Global Entrepreneurship in Practice: A Case Study Collection”, edited by Jay A. Azriel and Jennifer Irwin, both professors specializing in innovation and entrepreneurship at Lycoming College. The book offers a comprehensive...
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Implementing WLR Program in South Africa by training over 55 reading ambassadors in person.
South Africa faces alarming statistics in reading: the majority of public schools lack libraries, and many children finish primary school without Driven by a deep belief in the power of reading to effect change within communities, Mohamed, the founder...
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