The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes the first annual seminar under the title “The Egyptian and Arab Pioneers of Arabic and Islamic Inscriptions” on 18 and 19 December 2019, in the BACC Delegates Hall. The event comes as part of the BA celebration of the World Arabic Language Day, which is held on 18 December 2019.
The seminar sheds light on the achievements of Egyptian and Arab scholars in the study of Islamic inscriptions. It highlights the scientific methods they used in order to study, document, and disseminate Arabic and Islamic inscriptions. Moreover, it touches upon the Arabization of the studies of Egyptian and Islamic inscriptions in the late 19th century and early 20th century.