Arabic Language Day

Culture of origin: International · International

Holiday sources: Iranian Arab

On 18 December 1973 the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 3190 (XXVIII), adding Arabic to the official and working languages of the Assembly and its bodies. UNESCO declared the date Arabic Language Day in October 2012, and the UN marks it every year. Arabic is the mother tongue of Iran's Arabs in Khuzestan. The Arab poet Hashem Shabani, who founded the Dialogue Institute to promote Arabic culture and literature in Iran, was hanged by the Islamic Republic on 27 January 2014.