Harvard Doctoral Candidate and Instructor in Education Maya Alkateb explains why learning Modern Standard Arabic matters.

Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with over 400 million speakers. Historically, it has played a significant role in religious, literary and academic traditions. However, in an ...

Arabic is a shockingly popular language. It’s the official language of most Arab countries. That includes approximately 1.8 billion people. It’s also one of the six official languages of the United ...

In an age where connectivity is widespread and knowledge is readily available, the landscape of language learning has changed considerably. Gone are the days when we had to trawl through dictionaries ...

With the right kind of dedication and passion, those learning Arabic can start speaking the language in just three months, according to Naseem Hamza Ahmed, Academic Director of language learning ...

When you move to another country as an adult, the language flows around you like a river. Perhaps a child can immediately abandon himself to the current, but most older people will begin by picking ...

Katara Cultural Village has launched 28, a magazine that aims to help non-Arabs to learn Arabic and explore the richness of the language through engaging stories. The name 28 refers to the 28 letters ...

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In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Basics 1 The clip starts by comparing hieroglyphs to modern day ...

Noa Katzover does not seem like the typical student of spoken Arabic. An organizational consultant, she lives in what she calls the City of David, and most call the Arab neighborhood of Silwan in east ...