Bishkek, Sept. 3, 2024. / Kabar/. The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language and the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) concluded on Monday a webinar titled "Enhancing Arabic Content in News Agencies of Non-Arabic Speaking OIC Member States."
The webinar targeted the official news agencies of non-Arabic speaking member states, which offer Arabic language content on their platforms. These countries include Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, and Chad.
Representatives of the Arabic version of Kabar News Agency participated in it and presented their challenges of Arabic content in news agencies.
Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Washmi, the Secretary-General of the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, emphasized during the webinar that the academy aims to enrich Arabic content across various media platforms. This effort contributes to motivating and supporting Arabic content creators and enhancing their scientific and media capabilities.
In his address, UNA Director-General, Mr. Muhammad bin Abd Rabbo Al-Yami, noted that the news agencies in non-Arabic speaking Islamic countries have been keen to establish Arabic departments within their agencies and launch Arabic content pages on their digital platforms.
“This initiative aims to provide a reliable source of information about their countries to Arabic-speaking readers, thereby building and strengthening bridges of cultural and knowledge-based communication.”
He expressed hope that this webinar would serve as a launchpad for more programs aimed at enhancing Arabic content in Islamic countries' news agencies, especially with the expertise and experience of the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, a leading global authority on Arabic language policies and programs.
The webinar featured two specialized discussion sessions. The first session was titled "Challenges of Arabic Content in News Agencies of Non-Arabic Speaking OIC Member States," and the second session was titled "The Vision of the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language to Enhance the Content of Non-Arabic Speaking News Agencies."
The sessions explored mechanisms and programs that contribute to linguistic development, discussed the challenges faced by the concerned news agencies, and examined the best ways and solutions to overcome these challenges. The goal was to develop a methodological approach that would practically contribute to designing institutional linguistic training programs and plans, addressing challenges related to the use of Arabic for news and media purposes.
At the conclusion of the webinar, several recommendations were issued, including efforts to enhance Arabic content in international media, particularly in news agencies, considering the importance of media in promoting languages. Additionally, the recommendations called for supporting the presence of Arabic in the digital space and fostering cooperation between the King Salman Global Academy and UNA to organize forums that bolster Arabic in the news agencies of non-Arabic speaking Islamic countries.
The recommendations also included implementing training programs on the use of Arabic for media purposes, designing programs and plans to strengthen the presence of Arabic in news agencies, developing Arabic media content in various fields, and enhancing the use of artificial intelligence technologies and linguistic corpora to support Arabic content in the news agencies of OIC member states.
The King Salman Global Academy noted that organizing the webinar reaffirms its strategic role in serving the Arabic language, supporting initiatives and projects related to teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, and building bridges of cooperation with institutions involved in teaching Arabic as a second language locally and globally.
It also highlighted the value of the language, which reflects deep linguistic roots, and continued efforts to achieve these goals through partnerships with the news agencies of non-Arabic speaking OIC member states, contributing to the training of their personnel in editing, linguistic proofreading, and the use of Arabic for media purposes. Furthermore, it emphasized the implementation of various training programs that contribute to the qualification of personnel from news agencies of non-Arabic speaking OIC member states.
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