As part of the events of the 32nd Doha International Book Fair, an Islamic symposium was held on Monday titled 'The Four Directions of Reading'. The symposium was delivered by the Islamic preacher Dr Mohamed Rateb al-Nabulsi and moderated by professor of Aqeedah and Dawa at Qatar University Dr Mohamed Rashed al-Marri. Dr al-Nabulsi explained that the word "read" is the first word revealed in the Holy Qur'an, in addition to the fact that it was revealed in the first verse, stressing the importance of knowledge in Islam. In a related context, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education organised a symposium entitled 'With Reading We Rise,' which embodied the slogan of the book fair. The symposium welcomes outstanding students and winners of the 7th Reading Olympiad, within the framework of the ministry's efforts to encourage students to read.