The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has released a new book titled “Emerging Trends in Teaching Arabic language to Speakers of Arabic and Non-Arabic Speakers.” The launch took place on Thursday, 11 June 2026, at the Sultan Qaboos Library at ICESCO headquarters in Rabat, in the presence of Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of ICESCO, along with a number of the Organization’s leaders, experts, intellectuals, and specialists interested in promoting the international standing of the Arabic Language.

In his address at the event, Dr. AlMalik highlighted the Arabic Language’s pivotal role as a core component of the culture of Member States, a bridge for communication among their peoples, and a vessel for the Islamic world’s civilizational heritage and sciences. He noted that ICESCO attaches great importance to the Arabic language, which led to the establishment of its Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers in 2020. The Center has launched since its establishment diverse programs worldwide, and its efforts have been recognized with three international awards.

Dr. Abdelillah Benarafa, ICESCO’s Deputy Director-General, commended the book and its topics, which bring together the expertise of several specialists in Arabic language fields. He affirmed that scientific publishing at ICESCO follows rigorous academic standards.

For his part, Dr. Ahmed Albanyan, Director of Translation and Publishing Center at ICESCO, announced the launch of the “ICESCO Arabic Language Pavilion” next month, a joint initiative between the Translation and Publishing Center and the Center of Arabic Language for Non-Arabic Speakers.

Dr. Majdi Hajj Ibrahim, Head of the Arabic Language Center for Non-Arabic Speakers at ICESCO, explained that the Center has recently issued five scientific series in the field of Arabic language teaching and launched a research excellence program in Arabic language and literature, through which three books have been published.

In a statement by the representative of the Regional Center for Education and Training Professions of Casablanca-Settat in Morocco, Dr. Miloud Othmani praised the scientific cooperation with ICESCO to support educational and academic efforts in Arabic language teaching. Dr. Ata Allah El Azami, Secretary-General of the Maghreb Association for the Protection of the Arabic Language, also commended the publication, noting that it took a full year of writing, peer review, revision, and publication.

The book is a collective work comprising 13 peer-reviewed studies by researchers from seven countries. It addresses various topics related to strategies for teaching and learning Arabic and the challenges faced in the context of digital and interactive education. It also offers key proposals that provide an integrated vision for modernizing Arabic language teaching, combining global, digital, and conceptual innovation, leading to institutional renewal in schools, universities, and specialized Arabic language teaching centers.

The publication can be accessed at the following link:
https://icesco.org/ymxr