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4/30/25, 11:02 AM Miqyas Al Dhad holds second advisory board meeting with regional and international participation
During the meeting, an overview of the programme’s progress and strategic roadmap was presented, along with further
developmental strategies. Mr. Eyad Darawsheh, General Manager of Miqyas Al Dhad, showcased the achievements of the
programme, further highlighting the significant progress attained until date. He further stated that the project is projected to be
completed by the third quarter of this year.

Dr. Hanan Khalifa, Chair of the Expert Committee of Miqyas Al Dhad, shared the latest research and development updates,
highlighting key innovations used in Miqyas Al Dhad.

A roundtable discussion followed, during which participants offered their perspectives on key developments.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the next steps were discussed, outlining key priorities and requisite actions to further develop and
implement Miqyas Al Dhad. Mr. Salem Omar Salem, Regional Director of ICESCO, delivered the closing remarks, further
reaffirming ICESCO’s commitment to supporting initiatives that aim to enhance Arabic language education across the region.

This meeting marks another significant milestone in the combined efforts to develop a comprehensive and reliable Arabic scale,
provide objective tools to assess learners’ reading skills and text suitability and foster mastery of the Arabic language across all
subjects.

About Arabic Scale Educational Consultancy

Arabic Scale, also known as Miqyas Al Dhad, is an innovative company specializing in advanced educational assessment solutions
for the Arabic language. Miqyas Al Dhad is an innovative framework designed to improve the literacy skills of K-12 Arabic speakers
across the Arab World. It will provide a universal unit of measurement for the Arabic language, assessing both text complexity and
student reading ability. The scale is scientifically based and developed by a team of psychometricians, researchers and educators
with extensive experience and an understanding of the unique context of the Arab world, including its various dialects and cultural
nuances.