His Excellency the President of King Khalid University, Prof. Faleh bin Rajaa Al-Solami, attended this honoring ceremony for the winners and participants of the Arabic Calligraphy second edition competition, in the presence of the Deputy Emirate of Asir Province, Muhammad bin Jerais, and a number representatives from government agencies in Asir, at the university theater Abha.

At the beginning of the ceremony, Al-Salami thanked His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Talal, Governor of the Asir Region, for patronizing the competition and for his consist support from the beginning of the competition. He explained that the university’s organization of this competition is the result of the attention and effort our country devotes to protecting the Arabic language and enhancing it its use world wide. He also thanked Ministry of Education for its support and for allowing the university the opportunity to organize this competition, he finally congratulated the winners and wished them the best on their victory.

On his part , the university vice president of Business and Knowledge Economy, Prof. Abdullatif Al-Hadithi, explained that one of the most important goals of this competition is to spread awareness of the importance of the art of Arabic calligraphy and to highlight the Kingdom as the capital of Arabic calligraphy in order to preserve its beauty and export it to future generations. He praised the efforts of the Deanship of Community service and continuing education, in organizing the competition and the event.

The general supervisor of the competition, Dr. Ahmed Al-Zamili, said on the occasion, that the university allocated 200,000 riyals for the competition’s prizes, which were presented to the winners of the first three places in the lines of each category of the competition. He added that the results of the competition were approved by elite specialists in Arabic calligraphy, noting that the second edition of the competition witnessed several international participations from various countries

On the sidelines of the competition, the university provided and organized a digital course to teach Arabic calligraphy skills through the kkux platform, with the aim of enhancing the culture of Arabic calligraphy and its adoption in international event.

It is worth noting, that the ceremony included an exhibition accompanying the participation boards, and the contents of the exhibition can be viewed virtually (Click here)