By: Khalid Kishawi / Arab America Contributing Writer World Arabic Language Day is celebrated every year on 18 December since 2012. The date coincides with the day in 1973 that the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted Arabic as the sixth official language of the Organization. The First Arabic Speakers in America The … Continued
SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: MANOJ NAIR Dubai: Feel like conversing with Alexa in Arabic? From today, you can as Amazon adds Arabic to the list of languages its popular voice assistant can communicate with users. And not just a few token lines at that. Alexa comes empowered with a full set of Arabic language skills, … Continued
By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Just two months after launching the “Palestinian Stories” collection on October 14th, featuring 32 award-winning films created by Palestinians or about Palestinian stories, Netflix is following it up with its “Celebrating Arab Cinema” collection, featuring 58 films from 47 different filmmakers that have been globally recognized by … Continued
SOURCE: CONNECTICUT COLLEGE The three students on Connecticut College’s Arabic Debate Team—none of whom had ever participated in a formal debate competition before—didn’t expect to make it past the preliminary rounds of the 2nd U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship. After all, there were more than 40 teams representing 34 of the most prestigious universities in … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAEED SAEED The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and the Institut du Monde Arab will team up for events and publications The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and the Institut du Monde Arabe, or Arab World Institute, in Paris, signed an agreement on Monday at Louvre Abu Dhabi to increase co-operation … Continued
“Arab America Empowerment Summit is unprecedented in its inclusion of Arab Americans from different backgrounds, most notably Yemeni Americans.” Waleed F. Mahdi is assistant professor of US-Arab cultural politics at the University of Oklahoma. He conducts research at the intersection of area studies and ethnic studies as he explores issues of cultural representation and identity … Continued
Meet Tarek M. Sobh, Lawrence Technological University New President
By: Isra Saleh / Arab America Contributing Writer She is an Arab – Muslim who is continuously making religious and political history. The first-ever to be invited to offer prayer at a presidential inaugural. Dr. Debbie Almontaser was the founding and former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, NY. A twenty-five-year veteran … Continued
“America has been a land of opportunity. But a community’s success here is neither a foregone conclusion nor an irrevocable result.” By Isra’ Saleh / Arab America Contributing Writer Born and raised in Morocco, Al Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief, Abderrahim Foukara talks to Arab America about the challenges of being an Arab in America. Abderrahim’s … Continued
By Mohamed Erekat / Arab America Contributing writer The word ‘Palestine’ has become a particular buzzword in today’s world often given with demeaning undertones with the thoughts of war or bombs instantly coming in one’s head. As many of us know that is much far from the case of Palestine, a place blooming with colors. … Continued
SOURCE: PATCH.COM Manuscripts of the Muslim World and Al-Bustan Seeds of Cultural are offering free, virtual Arabic Conversational Classes! There are many reasons to learn conversational Arabic… Learning a new language broadens your mind and makes learning about other cultures and religions more fun. Language learners may choose Wednesday evening or Sunday morning classes. Classes are VIRTUAL … Continued
ALRawabi School For Girls. Photo: IDBM By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The new Netflix series AlRawabi School For Girls nicknamed the “Arab mean girl” is about a prestigious school in Jordan. In the school, there is a group of mean girls that are always bullying their classmate Mariam played by ( … Continued
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