The Department of Arabic Language Teaching at the Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers held its sixth scientific meeting entitled, "Problems of Teaching Arabic as a Second Language". The meeting was presented by Dr. Ezzul-Din Wazhif, and chaired by Dr. Mansour Al-Suhaimi.

The event was attended by a number of professors at the institute, led by Dr. Arif Al-Usaimi, the Head of the Department of Arabic Language Teaching.

At the end of the meeting, the department held a dinner party for the students participating in the Arabic Calligraphy Course organized by the Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers under the auspices of His Eminence the Dean of the Institute, Dr. Hasan Bukhari, and the heads of the two departments. The course was presented by His Excellency Dr. Thabit Sagheer, under the supervision of His Excellency Dr. Tahir Al-Attas.