Veccia Vaglieri selbst hielt bei dem Kongress eine Rede in arabischer Sprache, in der sie die Reformen der italienischen Kolonialpolitik in den muslimischen Gebieten anpries. ###>A pioneer of Arabic and Islamic studies in Italy, Veccia Vaglieri served as professor at the Naples Eastern University and was the author of books on the historical and institutional analysis of the Arab and Muslim world.