PREVALENCE OF EDUCATION
"Knowledge is power if applied and shared.”
—Dr. Rashid Alleem
Hello, and welcome to Quality Education. On March 15, 2016, I had the privilege and honor of meeting His Excellency the late S. R. Nathan, former president of Singapore, in his office at the Singapore Management University, where he had served as a distinguished senior fellow at the School of Social Sciences. There, we had a long discussion on how to make the world a better place to live in by applying the principles of sustainability by focusing mainly on quality education. The two of us agreed with Nelson Mandela’s quote: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” That education, however, must be quality education.
I’m glad that you decided to join me on this journey through education quality. There is no doubt that quality education is such an important tool for life that I felt compelled to start my Alleem 21 sustainable development goals list with quality education. Learn, and once you have learnt, teach others in turn, because education is the source of real happiness. Let us open the door of happiness with some of the knowledge that I feel necessary to share with the world.
Why did I decide to write this book? I wrote this book because I want to make a difference in the world and highlight many individuals and innovative organizations in the world who are making progress and improving millions of people’s lives through quality education.
I have deliberately left this book short and sweet because I know that almost everyone is time-challenged.
The journey begins now.
Rashid Alleem
Sharjah, UAE
February 29, 2020