At a symposium that is devoted to the study of Arabic calligraphy and its history in the Levant, Egypt, and Morocco, Bassam Diub discussed Damascene inscriptions, Dr. Mohammed Al Haddad discussed Arabic calligraphy in Egypt prior to the establishment of the Abbasid state in 750, and Dr. Mohammed Al Hasani discussed Fez calligraphy in Morocco and the role of the city of Fez in its development.
Al Qaseer gave the participants certificates of appreciation for what they had done for literature, intelligence, and the arts.