Alif International School enters Guinness World Records
Riyadh: Alif International School in Riyadh has achieved a remarkable milestone by officially entering the Guinness World Records.
The school successfully organized the largest creative writing event, an initiative titled 'Book Bloom 500,' which featured an astonishing unveiling of 506 student-authored books on a single stage.
The record was formally confirmed by a Guinness World Records official present at the venue, who presented the certificate to the school. The initiative saw participation from students of Grades 1 to 10, resulting in published works across ten literary genres and written in multiple languages including English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil.
Ustadz Khalid Al Maeena, a prominent media analyst and former Arab News Chief Editor, inaugurated the program and lauded the school’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of literary talent.
The event, which was attended by leaders from various community, education and business sectors, highlighted the school’s commitment to innovative education.
Usthad Ali Abdurahman, Chairman of the Alif Group of Schools, Luqman Ahmed, CEO of Alif Group of Schools, and Principal Mohammed Musthafa addressed the gathering, expressing pride in introducing hundreds of young authors to society and setting a new benchmark in creative education. Abdul Nasser Haji (Stronglite), Director, Alif Group of Schools, and Mohammed Ahmed, Director, Alif Global School, were also present.
Principal Mohammed Musthafa highlighted the school’s ‘Read and Rejoice’ programme, a flagship initiative under the motto ‘a school with a smile’, aimed at making education a joyful experience. CEO Luqman Ahmed noted that the programme encourages students to treat books as companions that sharpen thinking, enrich language, calm the mind and strengthen emotional intelligence.
School Administrator Ali Bukhari, Headmaster Noushad Nalakath and Coordinator Sundus Sabir Chaudhry were among the key officials who ensured the smooth conduct of the event.
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If not in politics, would have probably done entrepreneurship in aerospace: Rahul Gandhi
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that if he was not in politics, he would probably be doing some entrepreneurship in the aerospace world.
Rahul was responding to a query during a dialogue with the Information Technology (IT) Fraternity at Technopark here.
He said he has been defined as a politician by many, but he actually does a lot of other things.
Rahul, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said he was of the view that calling someone a politician, technocrat, techie or engineer were "constricting definitions".
"If I was not working for a political organisation, I would probably be doing some entrepreneurship, probably in the aerospace world. I am a pilot, so was my father and also my uncle. So, we have that little strain," he said.
"We should be curious about everything. You should have an open mind to everything and that is when you start to connect the dots," the LoP, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala, added.
VIDEO | Trivandrum, Kerala: During interaction with IT professionals, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) says, "If not in politics would have done entrepreneurship in aerospace, I am a pilot, so was my father."
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