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Abu Dhabi, featuring experts and professors from around the world to highlight a period

of history that made invaluable contributions to the development of humanity, Held on

20th and 21st February, the symposium, organised as part of the 'Andalusia: History

and Civilisation' initiative, launched in June last year under the patronage of His
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Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister

and Chairman of the Presidential Court, aims to spotlight and deepen understanding of

the Andalusian civilisation, where values such as peace and tolerance stood out The

symposium's dialogue sessions cover a range of topics, including Andalusian literature,

sciences and knowledge, the Moriscos, and artistic and literary heritage Culture "is the

soul of the people; defending and protecting culture is a categorical imperative of the

whole world", United Nations translator Jaime Sanchez, who spoke about translations
in Andalusian literature during the symposium, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM)

The study of Arab culture is vital; all interested countries must make an effort to find

ways to cooperate and disseminate this culture through joint projects and funding, the

expert added Sánchez said it is extraordinary , describing the launch of this type of

initiative, which shows great generosity on the part of the Government of the United

Arab Emirates This type of contribution gives visibility to the work being done in Arab

studies, he explained For his part, Jose Miguel Puerta, professor at the University of

Granada and one of Spain's leading professors of Arabic studies, stressed that the

culture of the period of Al Andalus (Andalusia) is central to the evolution of human

knowledge Advances in medicine, botany, philosophy and mathematics came through

the Arabs The production in all these fields during Al Andalus is significant for the

world's progress, said Puerta For this reason, he said, we must encourage and

promote the study of Arabic Arabic is a living language, the study of which brings us

closer to a key piece of knowledge for the history of humanity The expert considered it

essential that institutions and governments promote the study of this culture and

establish centres that link Spain and the Arab world through the common denominator

of Andalusia to benefit both peoples During the opening session of the symposium,

Abdullah Majid Al Ali, Director-General of the National Library and Archives, said that

the key objective "is to highlight Andalusia as a civilisation rich with literature and

knowledge, showcasing it as an example of cultural convergence, civilisations

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