Dr. Mohammed Mokhtar Gomma, Minister of Religious Endowment (Awkaf), praised the role of Assiut University in its cultural and enlightenment activities and its interest in the return of the Arabic language to its natural place. The took place during the celebration of the International Day of Arabic Language, which is an affirmation of the importance of the Arabic language and the keenness of the university administration to take care of Arabic as the language of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Prof.Dr. Tarek Al-Jamal, President of Assiut University, stressed that this celebration was the first of the joint activities between the Literature Club and the Arabic Language Center at the University. The university administration sponsored these activities by organizing cultural events and literary competitions among the university students to discover their talents and create a competitive atmosphere among them, thus encouraging them to show their skills, raise the level of their performance and acquire new language skills. Prof. El-Gammal pointed out that interest in the Arabic language and the allocation of a certain day to celebrate it is due to being one of the unified factors of the Arab countries and cultures, upon which the great civilizations have been founded.