I could not help myself … Lina introduced us to this great campaign and I thank her for doing so.

Ever since I started learning the alphabet, reading was and still is a passion for me. I used to participate in reading contests in school and my favorite time was always spent in the library where I could get my hands on a bunch of diversified books and start reading them one after the other till I finish them, only to go get some more.

I remember that as a young girl, I was so anxious to start reading and understanding these drawings they call letters and words. My elder sister used to read out loud to memorize some of the poems for her homework, so I got them memorized as she kept reading, then I would go steal her books and open them on that specific poem and pretend that I was reading and not repeating from memory; that really made her so furious

My mother touched this passion in me and she started teaching me the alphabet at the age of 3 or 4. I remember that I used to read from the newspaper or anything I could get my hands on even before I was a first grader at school; mom and dad were really so proud of this and they showed me off to relatives and friends … that was the time … LOL

Back to now; reading is a window of learning and as they say: knowledge is power. The more you learn, the more you can understand what is going on around you. By reading; you gain the knowledge of book authors, you get an insight to their long experience that they line up for us to benefit from.

Get Caught Reading is a campaign that was started in USA and Europe, its aim is to promote reading among people, especially young generations. With the introduction of new technologies and the internet, people are spending less and less time reading; they do have the time to do everything else, but not spend some time with a book.

Another thing comes to my mind as I write these words; reading is connected to text books and studying which is not so popular or liked, because it reminds us with exams and learning responsibilities. This might drive some away from reading books in their free time and promote more fun things to do like going to the movies with friends or watching a favorite show on TV … etc.

Lina suggests that we should start this campaign in Jordan and maybe later extend to the Arab World. I love the idea and as a sign of support, I am posting about it and if you are reading these words, the message is already being passed to you and you will pass it to others, so it has already started. We just need to find some popular public figures to capture their images reading and feature them on the website.

Pass the word to others and enjoy the images I chose for you here