The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has announced the formation of its 2022 Scientific Committee.
Tasked with advancing the Centre’s standing in the UAE, the Arab world and internationally, the Committee will be headed by ALC Chairman Dr. Ali bin Tamim, alongside nine members of renowned experts.
The new Scientific Committee brings together Dr. Salah Fadl, President of the Arabic Language Academy in Egypt; Prof. Hanada Taha, the Endowed Professor of Arabic Language and Associate Dean for Research and Development at the College of Education at Zayed University; Prof. Dr. Vitaly Naumkin from Russia, one of the most renowned names in the Contemporary Russian School of Arabization and Director of the Orientalist Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Prof. Dr. Bilal Orfali, Professor of the Sheikh Zayed Chair in Arabic and Islamic Studies and Chair of the Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages at the American University of Beirut, and Editor of the Research Journal at the American University of Beirut.
Also on the Committee are Wen-chin Ouyang, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature, SOAS, University of London; Prof. Susan Stekevich, Chair of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, Washington D.C., and Executive Editor of Arabic Literature Studies and Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures Series; Prof. Dr. Mujeeb Al-Zahrani, Saudi critic, writer, novelist, and academic, as well as Director General of the Arab World Institute in Paris; Dr. Khalil Al-Sheikh, Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at Yarmouk University, researcher, critic, and translator; and Abdullah Majid Al Ali, Acting Director General of the UAE National Archives.
“The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre is proud to have a new Scientific Committee that includes such a prominent group of academics and experts in the Arabic language and Islamic studies,” said bin Tamim. “The sophisticated visions and ideas these great thinkers bring to the table are a vital addition to the ALC’s resources and will be key to its development.”
The new Scientific Committee will be entrusted with various tasks, such as setting scientific scenarios for the ALC and offering recommendations and suggestions regarding any strategic plans, programmes, projects, and activities that are supervised, managed, or implemented by the Centre, to develop the ALC’s vision and policies for content, and provide counsel on publishing, libraries, technology, activities, and events.
Roles also include proposing experts to support the Centre in achieving its goals, outlining prospects for Arab and international collaboration with specialised research institutes, and developing an integrated agenda for conferences, seminars, and workshops to achieve these goals.
Source: Emirates News Agency