Israel’s Education Ministry has launched a national program to encourage pre-school children in Arab communities to read. Maktabat al-Fanoos (“Lantern Library”) will deliver 4 free books to over 45,000 children in 1,750 kindergartens to bring home and read with their families.
http://www.jpost.com/National-News/New-program-aims-to-teach-love-of-reading-to-Arab-kindergarten-children-341861