Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo

It was founded as the Royal Academy for the Arabic Language ( ''majma' al-lughah al'arabiyyah al-malaki'') in 1932. In 1938, it became the Fu'ad I Academy for the Language. After the 1952 free officers movement and the end of the monarchy, it became the Academy of the Arabic Language. == Background ==

The academy's first permanent secretary, , chronicled in an article entitled [History of the Academy] (), published in the first issue of the academy's journal () in 1934, the attempts of Arab men of letters to establish a regulatory institution for the Arabic language—none of which was successful. The Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo was born out of ideas and movements of late 19th century Egypt, including: Pan-Islamism, Pan-Arabism, and the Nahda. Dar al-Ulum, established in 1872, educated Azhari scholars in modern sciences. The works of translation produced by institutions like these introduced some of the earliest modern problems for the Arabic language. Presses Muhammad Ali established the Amiri Press or Bulaq Press, the first printing press in Egypt, in 1821. It was followed by others, such as al-Matba'a al-Ahliya al-Qabtiya () in 1860, Wadi an-Nil () in 1866, Gam'iyat al-Ma'arif () in 1868, al-Ahram () in 1875, Sharikat Tab' al-Kutub al-'Arabiya () 1898. == History ==

Establishing a language academy was proposed in Egyptian Parliament in the parliamentary year 1928-1929. Azharis • This discussion was further expanded in 1938 with regard to the technical difficulty of printing vowels in Arabic at the time. == References ==