Arab Astronomical Society Explained

The Arab Astronomical Society (ArAS) الجمعية الفلكية العربية is a non-profit learned society that aims to advance astronomy and related sciences in the Arab world. Additionally, it seeks to support astronomical scholarship, technological development, education, and the spread of astronomical knowledge. It operates the Arab Astronomical Society School of Astrophysics (ArAS SfA).

The ArAS was founded in Marrakech, Morocco on November 30, 2016, legally recognized in Morocco in May 2017, and incorporated as a non-profit organization in the US in 2018.

Presently, the Society is working on establishing personal and material scientific infrastructure in the Arab world by training advanced undergraduate and graduate students in astrophysics and stimulating the building of new telescopes.^[1]

References

https://ar-as.org/

External links

• International Astronomical Union | IAU
• International Astronomical Union | IAU
• International Astronomical Union | IAU
• Benkhaldoun . Zouhair . Suleiman . Raid M. . Moumen . Ismael . Al-Rabban . Moza M. . Asa’d . Randa . The Arab Astronomical Society (ArAS): Developing Astrophysics Research in the Arab World . Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union . 1 April 2019 . 13 . S349 . 256–259 . 10.1017/S1743921319000395 . 2019IAUS..349..256B . free .
• Benkhaldoun . Zouhair . Peering into space with the Morocco Oukaïmeden Observatory . Nature Astronomy . May 2018 . 2 . 5 . 352–354 . 10.1038/s41550-018-0463-7 . 2018NatAs...2..352B . 135444893 .

Notes and References

1. Benkhaldoun. Zouhair. Suleiman. Raid M.. Moumen. Ismael. Al-Rabban. Moza M.. Asa’d. Randa. December 2018. The Arab Astronomical Society (ArAS): Developing Astrophysics Research in the Arab World. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. en. 13. S349. 256–259. 10.1017/S1743921319000395. 1743-9213. free.