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Event highlights linguistic ties linking Arab regions
Gulf Today
|April 20, 2025
As part of Sharjah's extensive cultural programme as Guest of Honour at the 30th Rabat International Publishing and Book Fair 2025, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) hosted a panel discussion entitled "Shared and divergent features in Arabic dialects from East to West."
Featuring prominent linguists and cultural experts, the event highlighted the enduring linguistic ties across diverse Arab regions.
Moderated by celebrated Emirati author Sheikha Al Mutairi, the session brought together Dr Sultan Al Ameemi, Chairman of the Emirates Writers Union, and esteemed Moroccan researcher Dr Yahya Amara. Dr Al Ameemi illustrated the remarkable journey of Arabic vocabulary across centuries and continents.
He explained how numerous Arabic words traversed from classical texts through regional dialects in the Levant and North Africa, eventually influencing other languages, before reappearing enriched within modern Arabic speech.
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