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"Alexandria, Egypt, 11 January 2005—The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has received a valuable donation from the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Sohair Wastawy, Head of the Library Sector, announced that the donation is of high intellectual and scientific value as it comprises a collection of books, journals and catalogs ...
The group mainly publishes, prints and distributes various publications. [5] The company operates in Saudi Arabia where there are no independent media. [6] The company has close ties to the Mohammed bin Salman government in Saudi Arabia. [6] King Salman's sons have chaired the company. [4]
The endowed libraries in Saudi Arabia, are overseen by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance. The most prominent is the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Al-Madinah , which holds more than 14,000 original manuscripts , 1,878 Qur’anic manuscripts, 25,000 rare books , and approximately 9,000 databases. [ 11 ]
The Literature, Publishing & Translation Commission (LPT; Arabic: هيئة الأدب والنشر والترجمة) is a governmental commission established in February 2020 based in Riyadh. [1] The commission's main purpose is to systemize the publishing industry, develops a creative environment and create investment opportunities.
The emergence of Saudi literature was a natural continuation of the Arabian Peninsula’s literary tradition. Soon after the establishment of the Saudi state in the early twentieth century, Saudi literature was born. [1] The Najdi poet Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Uthaymin, who brought about a renaissance in poetic style, was a prominent pioneer. [2]
King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an (Arabic: مجمع الملك فهد لطباعة المصحف الشريف) is a printing plant located in Medina, Saudi Arabia that publishes the Quran in Arabic and other languages. The company produces about 10 million copies a year. It has 1,700 employees.
Most people enter military service “with the fundamental sense that they are good people and that they are doing this for good purposes, on the side of freedom and country and God,” said Dr. Wayne Jonas, a military physician for 24 years and president and CEO of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit health research organization.
Their catalog includes more than 64 books on the life of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, as well as translations and interpretations of the Qur’an and other Islamic literature in 29 languages. One of their significant achievements is the translation of the six Sahih Hadith books into English, which comprises 38 volumes and a total of 20,780 pages.