College of Education for Girls – University of Shatrah Organises a Scientific Workshop on the Origins of Pre-Islamic Poetry

College of Education for Girls – University of Shatrah Organises a Scientific Workshop on the Origins of Pre-Islamic Poetry.

In support of the academic activities of the Department of Arabic Language, under the patronage of the President of the University of Shatrah, Prof. Dr. Basim Abdul-Hussein Jarallah, and under the supervision of the Dean of the College of Education for Girls, Prof. Dr. Afrah Abd Maktouf, the College of Education for Girls – University of Shatrah held a scientific workshop entitled

«The Origins of Pre-Islamic Poetry: The Problem of Emergence and the Authenticity of the Metres».

The workshop was presented by Asst. Prof. Dr. Tayseer Qasim Atiya and Asst. Prof. Dr. Kadhim Khudhair Kadhim, in the presence of a number of the Department's teaching staff and students.

The workshop addressed the emergence of pre-Islamic poetry and the stages of its development, and reviewed the views of early Arab critics on determining its beginnings, in addition to discussing the most prominent hypotheses and modern studies that have dealt with the question of the origins of pre-Islamic poetry and the authenticity of its metres, while shedding light on the methodological problems associated with this subject.

The workshop included scholarly contributions and academic discussions that emphasised the importance of re-reading heritage issues with a contemporary critical vision that deepens the scientific understanding of Arabic literary texts and enhances students' research abilities.

This workshop is part of the series of academic activities organised by the College of Education for Girls with the aim of supporting scientific research, developing academic awareness among the students and strengthening scholarly activity in the academic departments.

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