Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The King Abdulaziz Basis for Analysis and Archives (Darah) is making ready to host a significant scholarly discussion board in November 2025, specializing in the historical past of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques, as a part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to doc and protect one in every of Islam’s most sacred rites and historic legacies.
Scheduled for Jumada al-Awwal 1447H, the occasion is titled “Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques: Historical past, Tradition, Structure – Towards Sustainable Data and Digital Documentation.”
Will probably be organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and the Visitors of God Service Program, two of the Kingdom’s main entities in documenting the historical past of the holy websites.
The discussion board goals to advance tutorial analysis by bringing collectively students from varied disciplines — together with historical past, structure, Islamic arts, literature, geography, media, and digital research — to discover new views and methodologies for preserving and narrating the legacy of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques.
A key purpose is to spotlight how rising applied sciences can enrich documentation efforts and supply immersive digital experiences that improve public consciousness and world tutorial collaboration.
The occasion will give attention to 5 important themes: Saudi Arabia’s position in serving the Two Holy Mosques; Hajj and the holy websites in historic texts and journey accounts; structure and visible identification of the Two Holy Mosques; Hajj in cultural reminiscence and social heritage; and fashionable applied sciences in Hajj documentation.
The Basis has begun accepting analysis papers, with the submission window open till the tip of Rabi al-Awwal 1447H.
The submitted work will bear a one-month peer evaluate, adopted by a one-month revision interval, with accepted papers to be introduced two weeks after remaining amendments.