JEDDAH — Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and governor of Makkah Region, launched the first international conference entitled (Arabic Language and Digital Transformation), at Jeddah Principality’s headquarters.

The event is organized by the Endowment for the Language of the Qur’an at King Abdulaziz University within the activities of the Makkah Cultural Forum under the slogan “How to be a role model in the digital world.”

Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Youbi, president of King Abdulaziz University, announced the approval of Prince Khaled Al-Faisal to hold an annual award in the name of "The Language of the Noble Qur'an Award", and Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has supported it with SR1 million.

The first dialogue session, which was moderated by Hamad Al-Qadi, saw the imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arabic Language Complex in Makkah, Sheikh Dr. Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Humaid, speak on "The Status of the Arabic Language and the Digital Servant.

The Secretary-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr. Salem Bin Muhammad Al-Malik, addressed the topic "For a global Arabic language in the era of digitization and artificial intelligence... ISESCO's vision and initiatives." — SPA