Author: Khadija Muhsin
Khadija Mohsin
My Story
Worked passionately and happily in libraries for more than 30 years, in all library departments,
I loved my work very much from the beginning and before that, I started memorizing rating numbers, book titles and authors,
I traveled to attend specialized conferences in libraries, I visited some Arab and European libraries,
I prepared a plan for integration between public and school libraries, I invited librarians to spread interest,
I attended many training courses to develop my library skills, attended book fairs,
I prepared a list of cultural events and linked them to the objectives of libraries and activated them,
I completed my ambition to study a master's degree in library science,
I wrote the poem "My Beloved Dubai" as a dedication to Expo 2020,
I still have ambition to pursue ,,,,
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. Name : Khadija Mohsin Ali
. Work Place: Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
. Job Title: Director of Library Services Department
. Experience :30+ years
My Vision: Outstanding Job Performance
My message: Distinguished Librarian
My Goals: to be a Library Ambassador
Academic :
1. After high school at Zabeel School, i studied law at the Lebanese University, and psychology at the United Arab Emirates University.
2. Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Dubai University
3. Diploma in English from the University of Cambridge, London
4. Diploma in Translation from the University of Game London
5. Diploma in Management of Cultural Institutions
6. Many certificates in the specialized, cultural, child and other fields
7. Master's degree in library science from American University in Emirates-AUE
Specialized Awards:
At the local level:
1. First place Distinguished Environmental Employee Award - Photography Category - Culture Authority
2. Library Leadership Award – Dubai Culture Authority
3. DEWA Ideal Consumer Award
4. Distinguished Reader Award Dubai Police
5. Library Literature Award – Sharjah Ministry of Information
6. Public Librarians Award – Emirates Library and Information Association (ELIA)
At the level of the Middle East:
Innovation in Libraries Award – Arab Innovators Network iNELi- First place .
Worldwide: ifla -International Federation of Library Association
Literary Publications:
1. An Arabic novel - Adult
2. The story of an elephant without a trunk - children
3. A story of Emirates Flag - children
4. The story of genius kids - children
5. The story of the naughty monkey - children
Volunteering:
1. Supporting children's books publishing in the Arab world - Culture and Literature Association
2. Volunteering for Dubai Cares “Rading One Million Books Initiative”
3. Volunteering at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
4. Volunteer in school libraries book classification
5. Volunteering at book fairs outside the country
6. Volunteering for the Used Book Festival
Initiatives:
1. In Zayed's Centennial: 100 Library Visit Initiative
2. In the Year of Tolerance: Translating Noura's Tolerant Story into 20 International Languages
3. In the Year of Reading: Establishing Mobile Libraries in Cultural Forums
4. At Expo 2020: Expo 2020 Message Capsule Initiative
5. On Emirati Writer's Day: Creating a database of UAE authors
6. On Emirati Children's Day: Implementation of the Child Writer Symposium
7. In the Corona pandemic: the implementation of 100 virtual workshops for schools and entities
8. On International Day of Friendship: Forming a team of library friends and collecting 5,000 gift books
9. On Arabic Language Day: Arabic Language Course for Non-Native Speakers
10. On the Day of the Elderly: My grandmother reads: everyone between 3 generations, and 3 types of reading (imagination - books - e-reading)
11. On Cultural Diversity Day: World Cultures and Children's Stories and Representation Workshop
12. International Student Day: A debate between hardworking students from two schools
13. Participation in the Melinda Bill Gates Scholarship for Arab Librarians
14. Putting forward ideas and suggestions for government entities (Dubai Municipality - DEWA - Dubai Customs - Culture Authority - Statistics Centre - Health Authority - Dubai Police - Smart Dubai Government - Dubai Shopping Festival ,,,)
15. Participation in the Melinda Bill Gates Scholarship for Arab Librarians
Honoring:
1. Honored by the Department of Awqaf Affairs in Dubai in the Mercy to the Worlds Campaign
2. Honored for participating in the Water Conservation and Consumption Award Dewa
3. Honoring the World Book and Copyright Day team
4. Honored by the Roads and Transport Authority for participating in the Fikrati program
5. Honored by the Electronic Publishing Union at the Sharjah International Book Fair , the electronic publishing competition for the creative child
6. Sheikha Latifa Award for Childhood Creativity
7. Al Majid Society for Culture and Heritage Center
8. Dubai Children's City – Mother of the Nation Card Competition
9. Honored by Dubai eGovernment
10. Library Conference Malaysia
My future ambition:
1. Obtaining a doctorate PHD in library science
2. Volunteer at the world's largest library “Congress Library”
3. Continuous writing
4. Obtaining the title of Library Ambassador
Communication:
United Arab Emirates – Dubai
Mobile : 00971506500230
Email : Khadija.Muhsin@mbrl.ae