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Arabic associations, unions and societies

Associations, societies and unions of Arabic teachers and scholars around the world, gathered from the country sections onto one page. Each has its own page in its country section, with an introduction, its website and a way to write to it.

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An association, society or union of Arabic teachers or learners, in any country. It is reviewed before it is published.

All 49 International and regional bodies 6 United States 9 United Kingdom 4 Brazil 3 Saudi Arabia 3 Australia 2 India 2 Indonesia 2 Senegal 2 South Korea 2 Spain 2 Canada 1 Chad 1 Comoros 1 France 1 Germany 1 Iran 1 Malaysia 1 Morocco 1 Nigeria 1 Pakistan 1 South Africa 1 Tunisia 1

International and regional bodies (6)

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.

Website

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).

Website

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).

Website

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).

Website

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.

Website

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.

Website