Festival activities start "Arabic days" In Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, December 14 / WAM / The activities of the third session of the “Arabic Days” festival, organized by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center of the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi, kicked off yesterday at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi.
The festival was held under the slogan “Our atmosphere is Arab,” and the opening day was full of cultural experiences that reflected the richness of Arab culture, its originality and modernity, through a rich and interactive program.
As part of the festival’s activities, the “Artificial Intelligence and Arabic Language Teaching” conference was held in partnership with New York University Abu Dhabi, and discussed how artificial intelligence is reshaping Arabic language teaching.
Academics, curriculum designers, and policy makers participated in the conference in sessions that reviewed assessment methods supported by artificial intelligence, adaptive learning tools, and classroom practices, which constituted a state of intellectual interaction.
The festival also presented the storytelling training program in cooperation with CNN Arabic, which provided the new generation of content makers with practical and advanced media skills.
During the opening speech, His Excellency Dr. Ali bin Tamim, President of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, stressed that Arabic Days is no longer just an annual celebration that coincides with the International Arabic Language Day approved by UNESCO, but rather has become a cultural platform that calls for the restoration of the relationship with the Arabic language as a language of life, and provides innovative experiences in music, arts and culture, and supports creative sectors and enriches them with the spirit of Arabic to present them in attractive modern solutions.
The festival’s activities also embodied Abu Dhabi’s vision of empowering the Arabic language to be a bridge that connects the unique cultural heritage with the fabric of the present, and nourishes it with innovation, creativity and imagination towards a bright future.
The richness of the cultural evening was evident in the main hall during the dialogue session “Tone and Poem: Heritage as a Source of Contemporary Creativity,” which witnessed an in-depth discussion between singer Lina Chamamian and poet Dr. Mahdi Mansour, moderated by Rawan Al-Helou.
In the “Stories Around the Fireplace” program, music and storytelling added an exceptional atmosphere to the “Sung Poetry: Stories on a String” session, with the participation of Fayez Al-Saeed and Ali Al-Khawar, accompanied by oud player Ali Hassan Khosravi.
The session discussed music as a container of memory and a means of transmitting stories, values and history across generations.
At the youth platform, young visitors interacted with the graffiti wall, the photography corner, and live performances, while the workshop by director and digital content creator Sami Al-Shafei, entitled “How social media helped me in my film career,” was widely admired by a diverse audience.
The program for children included board games, Arabic tunes, and bilingual performances, in addition to puppet theater shows and musical performances inspired by the most famous Disney works.
On the cinematic side, the Arab Film Studio presented a selection of short and documentary films, while exhibitions of Arab perfumes, works of art, and Arab market workshops witnessed wide demand, providing interactive experiences rich in Arabic for children and families.
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