The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), headquartered in Rabat, has published the eighth issue of its comprehensive quarterly cultural magazine, released in October 2026, comprising 104 pages. This issue starts with a question about the ability of culture to preserve memory and link heritage to the present and future, through a collection of intellectual dialogues, literary studies, architectural readings, manuscripts, calligraphy arts, and food.
In the same context, the issue opens with a dialogue with the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkreem Al-Issa, who emphasized that dialogue is a human and ethical necessity that is not limited to exchanging opinions, stressing the role of education and media in consolidating moderation and confronting hate speech. Al-Issa also addressed the responsibility of religious institutions in shaping awareness and the need to develop discourse tools using digital media and artificial intelligence.
For his part, the issue dedicates a main file to "The Poetics of the Novel: The Dialectic of Storytelling and Language," where the Moroccan critic Said Yaktin calls for moving beyond technical analysis to consider the artistic elements that give the work its specificity. Participating in this file were Hatem Al-Fatnasi, Zahra Karam, Mohammed Mahmoud Abu Ali, and the Saudi thinker Abdullah Al-Ghadhami, in a discussion on renewing the reading of the novel and understanding its aesthetics beyond rigid classifications.
The materials included a study by researcher Bilal Al-Shaibi on the Tunisian village of Sidi Bou Said, which was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List last July, and a study by Dr. Ibrahim Al-Bouabdellawi on Moroccan architecture in the city of Meknes. The magazine also documented the works of Russian engineer Pavel Notbek for the Alhambra Palace in Granada, which have been housed in the Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg since 1863.
The issue added a file on "Arabic Calligraphy by Female Fingers" and a piece by researcher Fahd Ali Al-Maamari on "The Character of Rare Books," along with a study by researcher Khaled Azab on food in Islamic heritage. The magazine concluded with a word by ISESCO Director General Dr. Salem bin Mohammed Al-Malik, who outlined the organization's initiatives in 2026, including a program to train leaders in artificial intelligence and cooperation with the Russian Hermitage Museum.
Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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