On Tuesday, 22 Rabi` Al-Awwal 1441 A.H., the Department of English at Umm Al-Qura University launched the second edition of its academic forum under the title of "Consilience and Enhancing the Bridges Between Science and the Humanities", along with an accompanying exhibition. This event took place in the presence of the UQU Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Sarah Al-Khuli, the Vice Dean of University Studies, Dr. Samirah Al-Abdali, as well as some guests from inside and outside the university and a number of female students.

The forum discussed eight important scientific topics, through which it provided a scientific platform concerned with both humanitarian and applied specialties, and effectively displayed the harmony between the various sciences and their interdependence, and explored the different scientific aspects. Assistant Professor of English Literature at the Department of English, Dr. Khadija Al-Jabri, discussed the overarching unity of knowledge, whereas Assistant Professor of English Literature Dr. Mariam Al-Ghamdi discussed the cognitive literary studies.

Next, the Vice Dean of E-learning and Distance Education and Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Dr. Hanaa Yamani, explained the mechanisms of digital fitness and language teaching. Assistant Professor of Linguistics in the Department of English, Dr. Ulwiyyah Al-Siyami, then covered the topic of cognitive awareness that is perceptual in certain letters of some Qur'anic Surahs. Her talk was followed by a presentation by the Vice Dean of Scientific Research for Development and Quality, Dr. Hanadi Bahairi, on the extent of the connection between rhetorical words and portrayal and depiction. Finally, in the literary realm, the Lecturer of English Literature, Dr. Dima Abdul-Jabbar, tackled the poetic perspective of women and war, and their relationship to psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorders traced in Arab-American poetry.

The forum then shifted to medical issues. The Vice Dean of the College of Nursing for Development and Entrepreneurship, Dr. Fatimah Al-Sulami, talked about the cultural adaptation challenges to non-Arabic medical standards. In turn, the English Department Lecturer, Ms. Asmaa Mukhtar, elaborated on the topic of translation and medicine, drawing on such works as Al-Qanun by Ibn Sina and Al-Hawi in Medicine by Al-Razi.

The forum included a welcome speech by the Vice Dean of the College of Social Sciences, Dr. Khulud Al-Thubaiti, in which she highlighted the importance of the forum for presenting the scientific ideas of researchers and their research projects, which aim at developing and improving scientific research.

The Vice President for Female Students Affairs stressed that the significance of the forum stems from the need to alert researchers to the importance of interdisciplinary studies and the promotion of knowledge integration between humanities and their impact on the development of society, in light of Saudi Vision 2030.

In conclusion, the Deputy Head of the English Language Department, Dr. Hadil Azhar, regarded this forum as a continuation of the success of the first practical forum: "Languages Are the Keys to Hope for Consolidation and Work," which was held last year.

The exhibition, held on the sidelines of the forum, featured seven research projects, which highlighted the relationship between literature, critical studies, science, and linguistics. They also explained the importance of literature in achieving scientific progress, and its relationship to psychology and biology, in addition to offering an overview of science fiction, dystopia, and widespread arts and sciences.