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Arabic language research centres

Bodies that do research on the Arabic language and its sciences: language academies, major dictionary projects, research centres and university units, research chairs, Arabic computational-linguistics labs, manuscript and critical-edition centres, and Arabization and terminology bodies — in the Arab world and beyond.

This directory is for research on Arabic. Programmes that teach Arabic to non-native speakers have their own: the Arabic programmes directory

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University centre Also teaches Arabic

Institut de lettres orientales (ILO)

Université Saint-Joseph

A university institute of Arabic language and literature, home to the Centre Louis Pouzet and the Maurice Awad Chair, with a research publications list.

Lebanon · Beirut

 Manuscripts and editions

Centre de documentation et de recherches arabes chrétiennes (CEDRAC)

Université Saint-Joseph — Faculty of Religious Sciences

Edits and studies Christian Arabic manuscripts, researches the intellectual history of Christian Arabic traditions, and trains researchers.

Lebanon · Beirut

 Arabization and terminology

Arab Organization for Translation

An independent non-profit that translates key works in the sciences and humanities into Arabic and sets standards for translation and terminology.

Lebanon · Beirut

 Language council

International Council for the Arabic Language

Independent international organisation that holds the annual International Conference on the Arabic Language and seminars, and publishes their proceedings.

Lebanon · Beirut

 Other body

Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB)

Max Weber Foundation

A German research institute on the Near East and the Arab world; projects include Arabic letter semiotics and Arabic literary history, and it publishes text editions.

Lebanon · Beirut

 Other body Also teaches Arabic

French Institute of the Near East (Ifpo)

French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and CNRS

A research institute with a department of medieval and modern Arabic studies, publishing studies and holding seminars on Arabic history and literature.

Lebanon · Beirut