Arabic associations, unions and societies

ACL Special Interest Group on Arabic NLP (SIGARAB)

Special interest group founded in 2022 within the Association for Computational Linguistics for researchers in Arabic natural language processing; organises the ArabicNLP conference.

European Network for Teaching Arabic (ENTA)

European network of professionals and institutions in Arabic language teaching, linguistics and literature; holds regular conferences (ENTA-7 in London, September 2025).

Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe (AIDA)

International association of researchers in Arabic dialectology; holds a conference every two years (AIDA 16 in Catania, June 2026).

European Association for Modern Arabic Literature (EURAMAL)

European association of scholars of modern Arabic literature, founded in 1992; holds a biennial conference (16th at the University of St Andrews, June 2026).

The International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP)

International society founded in 2002 for Arabic papyrology: checklists of editions and collections, a papyrology school, a database and periodic conferences.

Union Européenne des Arabisants et Islamisants (UEAI)

Association founded in 1962 of European scholars of the languages, history and cultures of the Arab and Islamic world, with Arabic at its heart; holds a biennial conference in a European country.

Association bringing together teachers of Arabic in UK schools and universities to support teaching, learning and research; held its 6th international conference at SOAS, London, in June 2026.

Council for Arabic teachers in North East England, whose first meeting was announced in December 2022. No activity found after 2022.

Professional network for Arabic teachers hosted by Goldsmiths, University of London; offers teacher training, resources and competitions for schools and students.

The UK's first network of Arabic school teachers (founded 2019), linking mainstream and supplementary school teachers in the region, hosted by the University of Leeds. No dated activity found after founding.

Scholarly society founded in 2012 under the Islamic University of Madinah, based at its institute for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. No dated activity found.

Makkah

A Saudi scientific society for Arabic rhetoric, based at Umm Al-Qura University.

A Saudi scientific society for the Arabic language and its sciences. Its link is its official Facebook page.

Association founded in Delhi in 2011 for Arabic teachers and scholars across India; has organised World Arabic Language Day events. No activity found after 2017.

Federation of Arabic teachers in Kerala state schools, holding state conventions (57th in 2015). No documented activity found after 2015.

Federation representing graduates of Arabic-language education in Senegal and advocating for recognition and employment of their diplomas; counted over 13,000 unemployed Arabic graduates in 2022.

National union of Arabic-language teachers in Senegal, affiliated with the CNTS confederation; held its ordinary congress in May 2022.

Society of Spanish Arabists promoting Arabic studies (language, literature, heritage); holds an annual symposium (33rd in Badajoz, October 2026) and awards literary translation prizes.

Society founded in 2023 for teachers of Arabic in Spain, based at the Autonomous University of Madrid; organises the CIDELA congress and awards prizes.

Civil union founded in 2012 bringing together associations and institutions serving Arabic in Chad; organises the National Arabic Language Week (13th edition, December 2025).

Association founded in 1973 for Arabists and teachers of Arabic in France, publisher of L'Arabisant. No activity found after 2019.

Scholarly association of Arabic language and literature academics in Iran; publishes a peer-reviewed quarterly journal (Summer 2026 issue published).

Local association of Arabic teachers in Smara that held a roundtable on teaching Arabic in secondary school for World Arabic Language Day 2016. No activity found after 2016.

Association of Arabic teachers in Pakistani universities and religious schools, advocating for Arabic teaching and training its teachers. No activity found after 2017.

Tunis

An association founded in 1983 for lexicographic research on Arabic, especially the historical dictionary, through conferences and publications; it published the journal «al-Muʿjamiyya». It has no known official website; the link is a news report about it.