Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre hosts ‘Arabic Language and its Semitic Sisters seminar
ABU DHABI, 15th February, 2021 (WAM) The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has organised a virtual seminar titled ‘The Arabic Language and its Semitic Sisters: A Story of Understanding and Human Fraternity’ in celebration of the first International Day of Human Fraternity.
The seminar was presented by Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and Secretary-General of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award; Dr. Jimmy Daccache, Professor of Western Semitic Languages at Yale University; Dr. Brigitte Caland, Professor of Hebrew Studies at the American University of Beirut; and Dr. Yahya Ababneh, Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at Yarmouk University.