"Ahmed Al-Falahi and his achievements in literature and culture" ,Title of the University of Nizwa celebration of the International Day of the Arabic Language.

On Wednesday morning (15/12/2021), The University of Nizwa celebrated the International Day of the Arabic Language, which happens on the eighteenth of December every year. It was entitled “Arabic Language and Civilizational Communication”. The event was sponsored by Prof.Abdulaziz Yahya AlKindi, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, in Al-Shahba hall. The event included many activities that show the importance of the Arabic language and its value to Arabs and Muslims.

Dr. Masoud Al-Hadidi, Head of the Arabic Language Department at the University of Nizwa, said:” Every year, the University celebrates the International Day of the Arabic Language in order to emphasize the language's importance and value, as well as to preserve the Arabic language and its pioneers”

The head of the Arabic department added:” The title of this year's event was "Arabic Language and Civilizational Communication”, and one of the forms of this communication is preserving the history of previous civilizations. Therefore, the Department of Arabic Language at the University of Nizwa chose to present the personality of the ancient Omani writer (Ahmed AlFalahi) . The choice of Ahmed Al-Falahi as the title of the university's celebration this year comes because he showed Omani literature through research and articles and he continued to achieve what this country need of knowledge and civilization by literature, thought and culture.

He added, "This annual celebration, which we celebrate today, is to confirm a goal that the University of Nizwa sought to achieve, which is to develop our pride in the constants, value and identity of our nation by proving the status of the Arabic language among its users and proud of our country's achievements"

 The program of the celebration included a poem entitled "Mishkat Al-Maani", said by Dr. Saeed Jassim Al-Zubaidi from the Department of Arabic Language, University of Nizwa. Then, a poem entitled "The Language of the Statement" by the student Nasr Bani Araba. After that, a short play entitled "The Arabic Language in Our Lives". The first session of the event began with Dr. Yaqoub AlThani from the Arabic Language Department at the University of Nizwa, which was “Ahmed Al Falahi and his Achievements in Literature and Culture in the Sultanate of Oman". Then,Dr. Hilal Al-Hajri from Al-Sharqiyah University presented a paper entitled "Ahmed Al-Falahi and the Fatherhood of Literature". Also, Dr.Mohammed Al-Araimi from the College of the Middle East presented a paper entitled "Flashes from the Biography of Ahmed Al-Falahi". And from the Department of Arabic Language at the University of Nizwa, Abdul Majeed Banglali presented” The cultural system in the thought of Ahmed Al-Falahi”.

 The celebration also included “The advantages of the Arabic text compared to the translated text” which was presented by the student Baraa AlRasbi,A competition in the Arabic language for the audience and students and distributed prizes to the winners and participants.

In addition, UNESCO designated the eighteenth of December as the International Day of the Arabic Language, which was celebrated for the first time in 2012.