The Eleventh Conference of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI): Final Statement

Abstract

This item is the final statement of the Eleventh Conference of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI), held in Cairo in September 2001. The document presents the main conclusions and recommendations of the conference, with particular emphasis on Arab and Islamic heritage, Jerusalem, manuscripts, and the role of Arab institutions in protecting cultural memory. It also calls for stronger Arab cooperation in the fields of libraries and information, greater professional development, and enhanced institutional and technical capacity. The text thus functions as a formal professional document that combines reporting and recommendation and serves as a reference for the direction of Arab library work at that time.