Arabic

SOURCE: GULF NEWS SHARJAH Sharjah World Book Capital Office (SWBC Office) is calling upon Arab writers and poets to contribute to a contemporary Arabic language anthology, Lungs of the Sea. The works selected for the anthology will include a mix of emerging writers in the Arab world and well-known names in modern Arabic literature. This … Continued

SOURCE: MINNESOTA DAILY BY: FARRAH MINA The Arabic department is discussing ways to address the Nazi background of an Arabic-English dictionary that has been required for Arabic classes at the University for years. NUR B. ADAM Lauren Meyers works in the O. Meredith Wilson Library on Friday, Oct. 18. Meyers criticizes the use of the … Continued

SOURCE: SYRACUSE. COM BY: JACOB PUCCI ONONDAGA, N.Y. – The group of around a dozen is far smaller than the estimated 12,000 people who flock to St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church for the church’s Middle Eastern Festival, but like the annual summer fest, food remains the focus. Every October for at least the past 25 years, the … Continued

SOURCE: THE DAILY DOT BY: GAVIA BAKER-WHITELAW The Arabic-language drama is earning backlash for claiming ‘authenticity’ while being written and directed by a white American. Mosul Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— Sept 4 at 7:40AM | Last updated Sept 4 at 7:41AM After directing four Marvel movies including Avengers: Endgame, the Russo brothers have a lot of Hollywood clout. They’ve got numerous TV and movie … Continued

SOURCE: YAHOO. COM BY: FIACHRA GIBBONS Venice (AFP) – The makers of the world’s biggest blockbuster unveiled the first Hollywood action movie shot entirely in Arabic Wednesday at the Venice film festival. Every line in “Mosul”, based on the Iraqi police’s Nineveh SWAT team, whose members fought to take back their home city from the … Continued

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL Sheikh Khalid’s call for new Arabic language and poetry initiatives is most welcome Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed, chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Committee, directs the committee to come up with programmes to promote Arabic language and poetry skills in a bid to preserve Emirati cultural heritage. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Government Media Office … Continued

SOURCE: THE HARVARD GAZETTE BY: MANISHA AGGARWAL-SCHIFELLITE Since his first Latin class in seventh grade, Ben Elwy ’23 has used language to learn about the world around him. In addition to his native English and Latin, he knows ancient Greek, modern Arabic, and German, which he learned in school, through extracurricular programs, and at summer … Continued

SOURCE: ASIANNEWS.IT Pupils in Tamil and Mandarin schools can choose to study Khatt. The Education Ministry wanted to make it compulsory in elementary schools. Critics had accused the government of trying to “Islamise” education. Identity policies play an important role in the country. Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Malaysian authorities have backtracked on making Khatt calligraphy compulsoryin … Continued