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Anisur Rahman
Feb 17, 2015, 10:04:30 AM2/17/15
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Dear Brothers Sisters,
Assalamualaikum.
International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since 2000. It is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.
The date represents the day in 1952 when students from different educational institutions such as Dhaka University, Jagannath University, Dhaka Medical College demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bangla, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, the capital of present-day Bangladesh.
Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue. In the light of this justification, IIUM UNESCO Club would like to observe the day with festivity.
We then happily invite all of you to join our Special Talk and Documentary Presentation at:
Day/Date : Monday, 23 February 2015
Time : 5 PM - 7.30 PM
Venue : Mini Auditorium, IIUM (Next to IIUM Mosque)
Keynote : Prof. Dr. Abdullahil Ahsan (International Institute of
Islamic Thought and Civilization, ISTAC)
Title : "History and Significance of International
Mother Language Day"
For further inquiries, kindly contact us at iiumune...@gmail.com OR Br. Foyasal Khan at +60182475440
Thank you,
International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since 2000. It is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.
The date represents the day in 1952 when students from different educational institutions such as Dhaka University, Jagannath University, Dhaka Medical College demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bangla, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, the capital of present-day Bangladesh.
Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue. In the light of this justification, IIUM UNESCO Club would like to observe the day with festivity.
We then happily invite all of you to join our Special Talk and Documentary Presentation at:
Day/Date : Monday, 23 February 2015
Time : 5 PM - 7.30 PM
Venue : Mini Auditorium, IIUM (Next to IIUM Mosque)
Keynote : Prof. Dr. Abdullahil Ahsan (International Institute of
Islamic Thought and Civilization, ISTAC)
Title : "History and Significance of International
Mother Language Day"
For further inquiries, kindly contact us at iiumune...@gmail.com OR Br. Foyasal Khan at +60182475440
Thank you,
Warm regards
Hanna Ambaras Khan
Secretary
IIUM UNESCO CLUB
International Institute for Muslim Unity
International Islamic University Malaysia
Tel : +6013-6646576
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