Six graduate students from the American University of Beirut (AUB), all affiliated with AUB’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Chair for Arabic and Islamic Studies, took part in the Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries (Congress ACI) held at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The students, pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees, were invited by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) to attend panel discussions and hands-on workshops at the two-day congress, which convened leading Arab and international creatives and experts to explore the future of Arabic in the creative ...