Description
Focus: This panel will explore how language policies can harness the power of Arabic to promote social inclusion, cultural identity, and equal access to opportunities. It will highlight the role of Arabic in bridging gaps in multilingual societies, supporting refugee and migrant integration, and ensuring linguistic rights for underrepresented groups. The discussion will emphasize how public policy can address linguistic inequalities and foster environments where Arabic is not only preserved but actively used as a tool for empowerment, education, and participation.
Key Discussion Points:
• Language in education reform (formal and non-formal)
• Arabic in multilingual societies and refugee contexts
• Public policy as a tool to reduce linguistic marginalization
• Institutional partnerships for language promotion.
