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Spotify Makes a Play for the Middle East with an Arabic Service

SOURCE: CNN BY: ZAHRAA ALKHALISI Dubai (CNN Business)Spotify is bringing its services to the Middle East. The music streaming platform has launched in 13 Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Users in the region will have full access to Spotify and a “fully localized Arabic Spotify service with right-to-left text … Continued

Do Dialects Threaten or Nourish Standard Arabic?

SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST ONLINE CAIRO – In nearly every modern novel in Standard Arabic there is bound to be dialogue written in dialectical Arabic. This style feature feeds the feud between supporters of the sole use of Standard Arabic and those who favour injecting local dialects. Even though a new round of the battle is … Continued

Two New Books Investigate the Rhythm in Emirati Arabic

‘Popular Proverbs: An Entrance to Emirati Culture’ and’ UAE 101: Stories and Cultural Learnings’ explore how to speak Arabic with an Emirati dialect like a native SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: MELISSA GRONLUND There’s something wonderful about local dialects: the way that New Yorkers wait “on” line rather than in line, or how people in Yorkshire watch “ut … Continued

From Med School To Rapper: How The Synaptik Is Changing Arabic Rap

SOURCE: FORBES BY: ALEXANDRA TALTY By all measures, The Synaptik is having a good year. Months after unveiling his English collaboration EP “Terminal” with the rapper Chyno, his first album “Om Al Mawjat” or “Mother of all Waves,” debuted to fan fare in Jordan. After spending the summer touring Europe, he’s hitting the road again … Continued

Teaching My Son Arabic: Balancing Love and Grammar

SOURCE: AL-FANAR MEDIA BY: HOSSAM ABOUZAHR I learned Arabic as an adult. I have a dual master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies and public policy, and I have created an online dictionary of “al-Fusha,” or classical Arabic, and the Egyptian and Levantine colloquial dialects. Despite my nerd credentials, teaching my son Arabic is one of … Continued

Why Your Business Needs to Invest in Arabic Digital Marketing

SOURCE: ENTREPRENEUR BY: AMMAR BADR Search marketing in the MENA region is growing at an increasingly fast pace. Millions of people across the globe use the internet every day to communicate, shop, learn and interact. This has created unlimited opportunities for people who want to do business online. At the same time, search marketing in … Continued

NYU Arabic Digital Library Receives Dh5m Grant from Arcadia

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL A digital library containing great works of Arabic literature has received a Dh4.92million grant from one of the UK’s largest philanthropic organisations. Arabic Collections Online, an open access project managed by New York University-Abu Dhabi and NYU-New York, has received funding from Arcadia, a charitable fund that supports multiple open access programmes. … Continued

Opinion// Arab, Speak Arabic

SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: ZVI BAR’EL Near the exit from one of the Arab villages in the Galilee, the local council put up a sign reminding drivers to buckle up. The sign is entirely in Hebrew, as if only Hebrew-speakers left the village every day on their way to work or school. Further down the road, … Continued

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