Sharjah 24: In the presence of His Excellency Prof. Awad Hussain Al Khalaf, Acting Director of Al Qasimia University (AQU), Al Qasimia University organised a linguistic forum, on the occasion of the World Arabic Language Day, which falls on the eighteenth of December each year, entitled the “Arabic Language and Civilised Communication”.
The Forum was attended by His Excellency Prof. Dr. Saleh Belaid, President The Supreme Council of the Arabic Language in Algeria, His Excellency Dr. Muhammad Safi Al Mosteghanemi, Secretary General of the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, member of the Board of Trustees of Al Qasimia University, and His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Khalaf, Director General of the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA), in addition to His Excellency Prof. Hassan Al Malakh, Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities in Al Qasimia University.
The forum was moderated by Dr. Omar Abu Nawas from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, whereas he explained the interest of Al Qasimia University in the Arabic language, under the directives of its founder, His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
Prof. Dr. Saleh Belaid spoke online about the role of the Arabic language in cultural communication in the Arab-Islamic civilisation. Prof. Dr. Saleh Belaid mentioned that it had contributed to documenting the achievements of the Arab-Islamic civilisation over several centuries whether in astronomy, engineering, physics, philosophy, sociology, medicine, and other fields.
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Khalaf, pointed online, to the importance of preserving the Arabic language in the media as part of the true identity of the Arabs, explaining that foreign words negatively affect the culture of the young generations.
The forum concluded with a paper by Prof. Dr. Hassan Al Malakh on the Arabic word being a civilisation ambassador, explaining that the Arabic language is one of the most important bridges of linguistic communication in the world for nearly two thousand years, rather, it has become important in the modern era after the United Nations’ decision to adopt a global language capable of expressing the United Nations values of peace and progress.
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