Particolare lingua giapponese Alif (da www.alif.it)The Association was founded in 1997 by university students of Oriental Studies and its primary objective is the teaching of the Arabic language and culture. The courses follow multiple cultural themes, relations between the Arab world and Europe over the course of history, Middle East language courses, Asian language courses and courses in ancient and European languages, Italian course for foreigners... in collaboration with the University of Pisa. Since its foundation, the Association has implemented initiatives concerning the relationships between cultures: conferences, pictorial and photographic exhibitions, film screenings, culinary evenings, meetings with writers and cultural trips.