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As one of the sponsors of the Conference on Manuscripts and Documents between Content and Conservation, and within the framework of its relationship with the Center for Papyrus and Inscriptions Studies at the Faculty of Archeology at Ain Shams University, the Institute of Arabic Manuscripts, represented by Professor Dr. Ali Abdullah Al-Naim, Director of the Institute, and a number of researchers at the Institute, participated in the conference’s activities and its accompanying activities. In the opening session, the Director of the Institute conveyed to the gentlemen members of the conference body and all attendees the greetings of His Excellency Professor Dr. Mohamed Ould Omar, General Director of ALECSO, and presented the efforts of the Manuscript Institute in serving heritage and preserving Arabic manuscripts. And its educational, training, research and cultural activities. The session also witnessed the speeches of the following gentlemen: Professor Dr. Hossam Al-Tantawi, Dean of the Faculty of Archeology - Ain Shams University, Professor Dr. Mohamed Zaki Al-Sudaimi - President of the Egyptian Geographical Society, and Dr. Iman Nabil - Director of the Center for Papyrus and Inscriptions Studies. This session was followed by the opening of an exhibition of materials for the restoration and preservation of manuscripts and documents at the Center for Papyrus and Inscriptions Studies. It was held on the sidelines of the conference sessions, then the conference sponsors were honored by handing over honorary shields, and Dr. Al-Naim, the honorary shield of the Institute of Arabic Manuscripts, and Dr. Al-Sedimi is the honorary shield of the Egyptian Geographical Society. It is worth noting that the six conference sessions, which are held over the course of Sunday and Monday, February 16-17, 2025, in which (36) researchers from Egypt, Morocco, Yemen, and Germany (34) present research papers that revolve around the field of manuscripts and documents, and the research was characterized by inter-disciplinary studies between manuscript sciences (content and maintenance), archaeology, history, geography, and contemporary technologies. These papers aimed to enhance cultural identity and reveal historical and archaeological facts in order to achieve sustainable development for Arab society.