Prince Songkla University in Pattani, Kingdom of Thailand, holds the World Arabic Language Day Festival 2021, under the honorary patronage of ICESCO Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, in partnership with Al-Madinah International University and Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah, in Malaysia, and Universitas Al Azhar, at the headquarters of the Arabic Language Proficiency Test Center at the College of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Branch.

During the opening session, held on Saturday, December 18, 2021, Dr. Majdi Haji Ibrahim, Head of ICESCO Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, delivered a speech wherein he welcomed the participating professors and students, pointing to ICESCO’s great interest in the Arabic by seizing the opportunity of the World Arabic Language Day to raise awareness about the importance, history, literature and aesthetics of Arabic, the achievements of its luminaries and its civilizational role in bringing Muslim countries together.

In the morning, the participants attended the national cultural competition for the Islamic schools in Thailand and the regional cultural competition for undergraduate students in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. In the evening, representatives from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan and Bangladesh participated in the International Dialogue Seminar: ” Arabic Language in Non-Arab Countries: Prospects and Aspirations to Serve the Homeland”.