They discussed supporting it and looking forward to its future in its new communities and worlds

The Arabic Language Summit... Writers and intellectuals discuss protecting the "identity industry"

The Arabic Language Summit addressed the interest of the UAE and its efforts to support it.

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The Minister of Culture and Youth, Noura bint Muhammad Al-Kaabi, affirmed the UAE's great interest in the Arabic language, and its work to support it and explore its future in its new societies and worlds.

Citing the statement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, that "contributing to preserving the Arabic language is a national value and consolidating our identity and historical roots."

Al-Kaabi reviewed, during her speech at the opening of the first session of the Arabic Language Summit, which started yesterday morning, under the title "Language and Identity Industry", organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, with the participation of a group of thinkers, writers and academics. From different parts of the world, over a period of two days, at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, noting that the protection and advancement of the Arabic language is an approach we follow, and a national responsibility shared by various agencies and institutions in the country.

new initiative

Al-Kaabi revealed a new initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Youth in this field.

And she said: «To complete these efforts, the Ministry of Culture and Youth will launch a strategy to stimulate the literature and publishing sector in the Emirates, next year, in order to govern the literature and publishing sector, develop current laws and legislation related to the protection of copyright, publishing and intellectual property, analyze the current and future needs of the sector, and document initiatives, programs and achievements. Emirati literature, and measuring its presence in educational curricula, leading to building a digital database for this achievement, and preparing an executive report that includes the most important strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.

Kiss for hard work

The head of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, Dr. Ali bin Tamim, indicated that the UAE, thanks to the wisdom of its leadership, has become a destination for serious work in order to face the challenges that stand in the way of unleashing the energies of the Arabic language and investing its potential in serving development and renaissance projects in the Arab world. Abu Dhabi is linked to the process of resuming civilization, an important aspect of which is based on the vitality, strength and maturity of the Arabic language, pointing out that the inaugural edition of this summit, which was held during Expo 2020 Dubai, is an initiation that stems from the awareness that we, in our quest to strengthen the status of the Arabic language, move in the context of global that we must take into account.

Studying Arabic language curricula

Bin Tamim announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, in celebration of the International Day of the Arabic Language, in the framework of which this summit is being held, the report of the study “Arabic Language Curricula in the Arab World... Present Experiences and Future Prospects,” which represents the fruit of two years of effort devoted to the field of education. School curricula in particular, being a top priority in efforts to empower and promote Arabic.

“Arab” is not an identity

Writers, intellectuals and artists stressed the need to intensify efforts to promote the Arabic language and its presence in Arab societies, especially among new generations. They proposed many ideas to achieve this, and to address the challenges facing the Arabic language.

The Saudi thinker, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghadami, emphasized that the Arabic language is not an identity, but an umbrella under which everyone who speaks it gathers, citing the hadith of the Messenger (PBUH): Arabic is not for any of you, whether father or mother, but rather it is the tongue;

Whoever speaks Arabic is an Arab.

Therefore, it works on harmony between people in contrast to radical identities and ideologies that are always bloody, aggressive and inciting wars and conflicts, stressing the importance of supporting the Arabic language with benefits that encourage its learning and its spread in the world.

The session, in which the artists Samira Ahmed, Ahmed Al Jasmi and Jamal Suleiman participated, touched on the role of art in perpetuating the Arabic language, noting that historical drama was able to play an influential role in raising generations fluent in the Arabic language.

Absent standards

The Syrian poet and thinker Adonis raised the controversy with his opinions during the session that brought him together with the French thinker and novelist Gilbert Sioné, pointing out that the prevailing cultural standards in the Arab world lack culture, as they may depend on other factors not including culture, pointing out that when Arabs read a book they understand They read the writer, not the book.

He also pointed out that there is an abundance of intellectual and cultural talents in the Arab world, but cultural institutions do not play their role in embracing and highlighting these talents, stressing that freedom is the basis of creativity.

While Sioneh recalled the contributions of Arab scientists in the past in the establishment and development of medicine, pharmacy, astronomy, and other sciences that were the reason for the prosperity of European civilization later on.

Noura Al-Kaabi:

• "(Culture) will launch a strategy to stimulate the literature and publishing sector in the UAE next year."

Ali bin Tamim:

• "In our quest to promote the Arabic language, we are moving in a global context that we must take into account."

Abdullah Al-Ghadami:

• "The Arabic language is not an identity, but an umbrella under which everyone who speaks it gathers."

Adonis:

• "There is an abundance of intellectual and cultural talents, but cultural institutions do not embrace them."

Matching the "eternal language"

The summit kicked off its activities with a lyrical paragraph presented by the Emirati artist Rashid Al-Nuaimi and the Lebanese Walaa Al-Jundi, from the words of the poets Raad Bandar, Omar Anaz, and Khalil Ailabouni, in a new poem that commercializes the eternal language poem of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of the State. Dubai, which was sung by the artist Kazem El Saher during the inaugural session that was held as part of the activities of the Expo 2020 Dubai.

lament

In her speech, the Minister of Culture and Youth, Noura bint Muhammad Al-Kaabi, was keen to lament the critic Dr. Salah Fadl, who passed away from our world this December, for his contributions to the success of the UAE's cultural programs and its pioneering initiatives in promoting the Arabic language.

The head of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, Dr. Ali bin Tamim, also lamented him in his speech.

Alexandria Library

The summit witnessed the honoring of the Library of Alexandria, as the personality of the cultural summit this year, in the presence of the Director of the Library, Dr. Ahmed Zayed.

The Arabic Language Academy in Damascus, which is considered one of the oldest linguistic academies now existing in the Arab countries, was chosen as the guest of honor for the summit, and the head of the academy, Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Sayed, delivered a speech on this occasion.

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