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His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, announced the completion of the 127-volume Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language, a unique achievement for the Arab and Islamic nation that is added to the series of achievements of Sharjah, under His Highness’s leadership, in various fields of culture, literature and the Arabic language. This came during His Highness’s attendance, yesterday morning, at the launch of the activities of the Second Sharjah International Conference on Arabic Language Studies in Europe, which is organized by the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, at the Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi House.
Overwhelming joy
His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah welcomed the conference guests from various European countries, including scholars and students, pointing out the overwhelming joy of completing all the volumes of the Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language. His Highness said: The dictionary took seven years and was researched by 500 researchers and approximately 200 proofreaders, reviewers and printers.
His Highness added: The scientific and research team of the Historical Dictionary will continue to work diligently with the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah to complete research and reference work for the benefit of the Arabic language, as work will begin on the Arabic Encyclopedia, which will cover all literary and scientific branches.
Support culture
His Highness pointed out the continuation of efforts to establish more cultural centers that play an important role in spreading support for Arabic culture and language and their valuable projects. His Highness and the attendees watched a visual presentation about the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, its vision, mission and objectives in the fields of spreading, developing and supporting the Arabic language, its research and studies, in addition to the publications and educational courses it supervises and its efforts in honoring scholars and outstanding students in various branches of the Arabic language. At the end of the events, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah honored the participating scholars and researchers.
Dr. Mohamed Safi Mosteghanemi, Secretary General of the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, discussed the importance of joint cooperation between all scholars, researchers and orientalists to research and care for the Arabic language, pointing out the importance of the Arab Studies Conference in Europe in achieving many goals for the development of the dissemination and learning of the Arabic language in many European countries and in achieving the goals of research there, discussing challenges and finding solutions.
