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Go topSOURCE: MNNONLINE International (MNN) — Arabic is the fifth-most spoken language in the world with approximately 230 million speakers. Now, children who speak Arabic will finally have access to Keys for Kids Storytellersand their biblically-based stories. This effort to get Keys for Kids Storytellers translated into Arabic is a culmination of two years of work and partnership. Keys for … Continued
News of the project, featuring more than 300 Arab scholars, was set out at the Arabic Language and Culture Festival in Milan SOURCE: THE NATIONAL Sharjah is compiling a landmark historical record charting 17 centuries of development in the Arabic language. The Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language will look at how the world’s fifth … Continued
SOURCE: NPR BY: HANSI LO WANG Speakers of Arabic — one of the fastest-growing languages in the U.S. — will have one fewer barrier to participating in the upcoming 2020 census. For the first time, the federal government is planning to officially collect census responses in Arabic along with six other new language options for … Continued
It’s all Lubnani to me SOURCE: EXECUTIVE BY: JEREMY ARBID Lebanon has a long history as a shipping and trading hub, leveraging its geographical location on the Mediterranean Sea and connecting mainland Europe to the Arab hinterland. It was several thousand years ago that religious texts referenced the peoples of Mesopotamia (in what is now modern … Continued
SOURCE: SDSU BY: LESLIE L.J. REILLY San Diego State University will offer a new Bachelor of Arts degree in Islamic and Arabic studies beginning in fall 2019. The interdisciplinary program is designed for students planning to pursue careers in which knowledge of Muslim-majority countries is essential; and for students intending to pursue advanced degrees in … Continued
SOURCE: THE DAILY NEBRASKAN BY: FAITH IDACHABA Students and faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln can learn about Arabic culture through music and art at the sixth annual Big Arabic Day on Thursday, March 7. The UNL Arabic Studies Program is organizing the event, which will feature two workshops and a panel discussion, according to … Continued
The star appeared to utter a line in Arabic during a performance, sending fans in the region wild SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: EMMA DAY We’re all familiar with some famously misheard song lyrics. No, Annie Lennox doesn’t believe sweet dreams are made of cheese, and Johnny Nash can’t see clearly now, Lorraine is gone. However, … Continued
SOURCE: THE BAY STATE BANNER BY: CELINA COLBEY On Friday, March 1, Tunisian musician Walid Zairi and his band Talween will take the stage at the Red Room at Café 939 for their first-ever Boston concert performing original music. The band performs a unique fusion of Arabic, African and jazz music featuring Zairi on the … Continued
SOURCE: DAILY NEBRASKAN BY: ALLYSSA GUTIERREZ Americans may be familiar with the romantic tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet,” but few know about “Antar and Abla,” a pre-Islamic Arabic story chronicling the budding and controversial relationship between two mismatched lovers. This was one of many literary works discussed in an Arabic studies course taught by professor … Continued
SOURCE: KHALEEJ TIMES “Portraying falcons is destiny for me, because it immediately brought me to the Arab world.” This was when German artist, Christine Schubel, fell in love with Arabic traditions and culture, becoming a regular participant of UAE-based exhibitions. Born and raised in Bavaria, Schubel has created a new way of art called ‘paint-shooting’, … Continued
SOURCE: GDN ONLINE Pearson Middle East has officially launched ‘bilArabi’, an innovative Arabic learning programme designed to help students aged 4-13 learn and reconnect with the language in a fun and engaging way. The new learning programme was introduced at a launch event in the Al Faisaliah Hotel in Saudi Arabia, attended by more than … Continued
SOURCE: LANGUAGE MAGAZINE In response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post is launching an Arabic-language editorial section, which will feature columns by writers around the world, including some based in the Middle East and North Africa. Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and regular WaPo contributor, was murdered and dismembered inside Saudi Arabia’s … Continued
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