King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language inaugurates the activities of the Arabic Language Month in the French Republic
The King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language held the opening ceremony of the activities of (Arabic Language Month in the French Republic – in the city of Paris) in cooperation with the Arab World Institute, which was launched on (04) Rabi` al-Akhir 1446 AH, corresponding to (07) October 2024 AD, with a symposium, discussion panel, and scientific competition that focused on the aspect of (recitation), in which a number of contestants participated.
The ceremony began with a speech by the Secretary-General of the Academy, Professor Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Washmi, in which he indicated that the Academy is honored by the continuous support it receives in all its programs, strategies, and work from the Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Academy, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud.
Al-Washmi explained that the Academy is active in many tracks to spread the Arabic language locally and globally, including: (The Arabic Language Month Program in the French Republic), through which it seeks to introduce its activities related to teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, and to stand on the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in serving the Arabic language and its sciences around the world, and to work on providing a package of training programs to raise their teaching competencies, and achieve progress in the outcomes of learning the Arabic language among learners; in order to achieve the goals of the Human Capacity Development Program (one of the programs to achieve Saudi Vision 2030).
On this occasion, the President of the Arab World Institute, Mr. Jack Lang, said: (I have felt since several years The Kingdom is heading towards a huge cultural shift, and we see great cultural events in all parts of Saudi Arabia, and what you are presenting in the complex to preserve the Arabic language is a great effort), (and without the Arabic language we would not have known a large part of the ancient philosophers, and we would not have known mathematics and science in the ancient era, and we would not have known the book One Thousand and One Nights which was translated From Arabic to French). The Director of the Arab World Institute, His Excellency Dr. Shawqi Abdul Amir, added in his speech: (The Arabic language is the language that erases the differences between the peoples of (22) Arab countries despite their differences in religion, affiliations and origins; as the Arabic language remains the common factor that unites them all).
The opening ceremony was attended by a number of interested and intellectuals, as well as the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the French Republic, Mr. Fahd bin Mayouf Al-Ruwaili, who participated in honoring the winners of the recitation competition.
The complex will continue the activities of the Arabic Language Month in the French Republic until (29) Rabi` al-Akhir 1446 AH, corresponding to (01) November 2024 AD, in a number of French cities in cooperation with a number of educational institutions.
It is worth noting that the Arabic Language Month Program in the French Republic is part of the “Scientific Programs on Teaching Arabic” initiative launched by the King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language. Copies of the program have been implemented in several countries, including: the Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of India. The Academy continues to present the program in the context of its linguistic and cultural work at the international level.
