{"id":2811,"date":"2025-12-28T05:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T05:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.ihcoedu.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=2811"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:20:38","slug":"department-of-biology-organizes-cultural-festival-celebrating-world-arabic-language-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.ihcoedu.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=2811","title":{"rendered":"Biology Department Organizes Cultural Festival Celebrating World Arabic Language Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In conjunction with the celebration of World Arabic Language Day, the Department of Biology at the College of Education for Pure Sciences (Ibn Al-Haitham) organized a student cultural festival entitled \u201cThe International Day of the Arabic Letter \u1e0c\u0101d.\u201d The event was attended by a number of faculty members and students of the department.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The festival was inaugurated by the Dean of the College, Prof. Dr. Firas Abdul Hamid Abdul Latif, accompanied by the Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs, the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, the Head of the Department of Life Sciences, as well as faculty members and students of the department.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The festival featured a variety of cultural activities and artistic performances. The Dean of the College was welcomed with poetic recitations presented by student Ali Mohammed Mohsen, whose verses reflected the beauty and eloquence of the Arabic language. The Dean also viewed a collection of artworks by student Maryam Yaseen Jameel, expressing his admiration for her artistic creativity and distinguished talent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The festival activities commenced with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by the student and Quran memorizer Sukaina Haitham Ouda, whose heartfelt recitation received great appreciation and admiration from the audience. The festival also witnessed poetry performances by several students celebrating the status and beauty of the Arabic language as the \u201cLanguage of \u1e0c\u0101d,\u201d in addition to other activities including a theatrical performance and a scientific competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his speech, the Dean of the College emphasized the importance of the Arabic language as a fundamental pillar of Arab identity and as a means of scientific and cultural communication among academics, educators, researchers, students, and wider society. He stressed the necessity of preserving the language and promoting its use in scientific and cultural fields.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the festival, the Head of the Department of Biologyhighlighted the importance of mastering and preserving the Arabic language, describing it as the language of knowledge, thought, and identity, as well as a key instrument for building students\u2019 cultural and intellectual awareness. She affirmed that caring for the Arabic language is, in essence, an investment in the scientific and cultural future of society.<\/strong><\/p>\n