The Arab League calls for the adoption of the “Arab Reading Challenge” as an Arab educational curriculum

The League of Arab States called on the ministries concerned with education in the Arab countries to adopt the “Arab Reading Challenge” initiative, launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, as an educational curriculum and to support its dissemination and promotion.

This came during a speech delivered by Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the University’s Social Affairs Sector, at a celebration on the occasion of International Arabic Language Day, where she stressed that the initiative represents a pioneering knowledge and cultural project that contributes to strengthening the Arabic language, calling for investing in initiatives supporting the Arabic language in Confronting the challenges facing cultural identity.

Abu Ghazaleh stressed the need to pay attention to research related to developing Arabic language education, stressing that the Arabic language represents a container for the Arab nation’s heritage and identity, noting that the Arab League has launched many initiatives to support the language, including the Higher Institute for Translation, the Arabic Repertoire Project, and the Arabic Language Advancement Project, Which was approved by the Arab Summit in Damascus in 2008.

Dr. Issa Saleh Al Hammadi, Director of the Educational Center for the Arabic Language for the Gulf States in Sharjah, praised the pivotal role played by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation in supporting the Arabic language, stressing that preserving the language is not limited to preserving the tongue, but rather includes protecting values ​​and history. And cultural identity.

Al-Hammadi appreciated the efforts of the Arab League in supporting the language, stressing the importance of projects and initiatives that enhance the presence of the Arabic language in education, media and culture. He pointed to the role of the Educational Center in developing the teaching of Arabic to non-native speakers, by issuing the Reference Framework for Teaching the Arabic Language, which is the first comprehensive Arab reference to be written. And training curricula for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.

These calls come in the context of celebrating International Arabic Language Day, which was approved by the United Nations in 1973, in a step aimed at consolidating the status of the Arabic language as a global language among the official working languages ​​of the international organization.