The 2022 Wikiarabia conference begins today

The 2022 Wikiarabia conference begins today

- The annual WikiArabia officially opens its doors with an extravagant celebration honouring all the guests from the Wikimedian and creative community in the UAE and the region.

- An incredible line-up of sessions and workshops over the weekend

Dubai, UAE: One of the annual highlights on the Wikimedia’s calendar, WikiArabia, began today at the Mohamed bin Rashid Library. The first ever conference edition in the UAE and the region, held from the 28 - 30 October, hosts an exceptional line up of sessions and workshops that feature some of the biggest names in the Arabic and International Wikimedia community including Maryana Iskander, CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, Stéphane Coillet-Matillon, CEO of Kiwix, Lorenzo Losa and Luis Bitencourt-Emilio, Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.

The opening ceremony welcomed several renowned intellectuals and speakers from the UAE’s cultural and creative sector including H.E. Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dr Saeed Mubarak bin Kharbash CEO of the Arts and Literature sector at Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dr Hanada Taha Thomure, Endowed Chair Professor of Arabic Language at Zayed University and Dr Mohammed Salem Al Mazrouei and Jamal Alshehhi Board Members of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library. The ceremony also featured