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Why We Need Website Builders in Arabic

SOURCE: WAMDA BY: SELINA BIEBER Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for Mena and Turkey at GoDaddy Although digital transformation has been a crucial goal for global industries over the past decade, applications of digital technology have grown exponentially in necessity and popularity due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. More than ever, people across the globe … Continued

Morocco Launches App to Help English, Spanish Speakers Learn Arabic

SOURCE: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS BY: MORGAN HEKKING The app primarily seeks to help children of Moroccans living abroad learn Arabic. Morgan Hekking holds a BA in International Relations from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. Rabat – The Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans Living Abroad (MREs) has extended its Arabic language-learning app … Continued

Just How Similar is Arabic to Urdu?

By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic is one of the most used languages in the world. It has influenced many languages such as Persian, Turkish, Malay, Hindi, Urdu, Indonesian, Tagalog, Somali, Swahili, and even Spanish. Arabic can be said to be the origin of Urdu. The main difference between Urdu and Arabic is … Continued

The Benefits of Learning Arabic as a Third Language

By: Emily Tain/Arab America Contributing Writer                      As someone who enjoys learning languages, it has become increasingly apparent that the process gets easier as time goes on. Even if the languages are in completely different families, the process of vocabulary retention, conjugation, and memorizing declensions goes … Continued

Seven Arabic Words and Phrases that Simply don’t Translate into English

SOURCE: SBS.COM BY: HANA YASSIN In many languages, the meaning behind some words and phrases may get missed when they are translated into English. Here are seven examples from the Arabic language. UPDATED Arabic speakers in Australia can sometimes experience difficulty, awkwardness or even funny situations when they attempt to translate some Arabic phrases and … Continued

Biden uses Arabic phrase “Inshallah” to Mock Trump Over His Tax Returns During Debate

SOURCE: CBS NEWS BY: NATACHA LARNAUD  American Muslims and others praised Democratic nominee Joe Biden on social media after he shot back at President Trump with a particularly sarcastic response during Tuesday night’s chaotic presidential debate. The remark came midway through the debate after the moderator asked Mr. Trump to comment on recent New York Times … Continued

10 English Words You Didn’t Know Came From Arabic

SOURCE: EGYPTIAN STREETS BY: NORAN ALAA MORSI Arabic is one of the oldest languages in the world, dating back to approximately 512 BCE, with 310 million native speakers worldwide as of 2016. While some consider that the language has been slowly dying in recent years, especially in countries such as the United Arab Emirates, its inspiration into other … Continued

Medieval Arabic Cookbooks: Reviving the Taste of History

SOURCE: ALJAZEERA BY: MARCIA LYNX QAULEY A growing number of cookbooks have been translated into English, helping bring old foods to new palates. Recipes from Medieval Arabic cookbooks have experienced a revival in recent years [Marcia Lynx Qualey/Al Jazeera] Recipes moved through the cities of medieval Islam like the stories in One Thousand and One Nights, carried … Continued

In Photos: Arabic Typography in Egypt Through The Ages

SOURCE: EGYPTIAN STREETS BY: NORAN ALAA MORSI Arabic typography is one of the simplest and simultaneously most complex forms of art. The language’s different visual reproductions and renditions are used in the world’s largest and most sophisticated museums, and studied by renowned scholars around the world. However, with the technological boom of typography and fonts, … Continued

New Arabic Major at Virginia Tech Offers More than Language Skills

SOURCE: AUGUSTA FREE PRESS BY: LESLIE KING The students’ eyes track across the Arabic letterforms from right to left, reading, deciphering, understanding. Some of the undergraduates are in the class to submerse themselves in a new language, to augment other studies, or to learn about their heritage. Together they discover culture and community through the … Continued

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