The Lebanese National Commission and the Lebanese University co-organized a seminar on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day on the "Arabic Language and its Role in Building a Culture for Children and Adolescents" under the patronage of the Minister of Culture Mr. Gaby Layoun, represented by Dr. Adonis Akra, and in the presence of the President of the University, Dr. Adnan Sayyid Hussein represented by the Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Dr. Wafaa Berry, and a number of scholars and activists in the field of literature of children and adolescents, and publishing houses in Lebanon.
The seminar aimed at encouraging actors in the book industry (writer, editor, libraries) to produce quality books for youth, to help develop independent and self-fulfilling human beings.