2nd Edition Of Abu Dhabi Manuscripts Conference And Exhibition Concludes
Umer Jamshaid Published February 18, 2020 | 07:45 PM
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 18th Feb, 2020) The 2nd Abu Dhabi Manuscripts Conference and Exhibition came a close, following two days of discussions on the future of manuscript preservation and the importance of understanding and passing on heritage to subsequent generations.
Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, the event was held on 17th and 18th February, 2020, at Manarat Al Saadiyat, under the theme, "Issues and Insights".
The conference provided a platform for intellectually rich debate and attracted a leading group of experts, academics and researchers from across the GCC, and further, the Arab world to participate in six interactive dialogue sessions. The attendees addressed the current and future issues pertaining to documenting heritage, geographical, literary, historical, scientific and linguistic texts, as well as solutions that promote the value of these historical treasures.
Abdullah Majed Al Ali, Acting Executive Director, Dar Al Kutub Sector at DCT Abu Dhabi, said, "A successful second edition of the Abu Dhabi Manuscripts Conference has concluded, having produced fruitful discussions and having a positive impact on efforts to address issues facing the documentation of manuscripts.
This has been possible thanks to the expertise and efforts of our distinguished guests and speakers."
In addition to several panel sessions, the first day of the manuscripts conference and exhibition included a special seminar under the title, "The Old Manuscripts in the UAE", which addressed a range of topics related to studying historical manuscripts found in the UAE and covering classical and folk poetry, history and navigation.
The final day of the conference consisted of three main sessions, the first addressing "General Issues in Documenting Heritage Texts", with participation from Ahmad Mohammed Obaid from the UAE, and Dr. Bashar Awwad Ma’arouf, Dr. Issam Uqla and Dr. Mahmoud Mahran Al Zu’bi from Jordan.
The second session focused on "Issues of Documenting Geographical Texts", and was presented by Dr. Mohammed Jad Kamel from Egypt, Dr. Ammar Al Talibi from Algeria, and Dr. Maher Abdulqader Ali from Egypt.
The third and final session of the conference covered "Issues of Documenting Literary Texts", and featured Dr. Ayyad Al Thubaiti, Dr. Ali Tawfik Alhamad, Dr. Abdulla Al Falah and Dr. Sulaiman Al Ayed from Saudi Arabia.
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