SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: MELISSA GRONLUND When you move to a new country, the language you learn changes along with your experience. I had a baby just after arriving in Abu Dhabi, and for my first year here, every time I stepped out of my apartment, it was a resounding chorus of mashallahs. “Mashallah!” in … Continued
SOURCE: DAILY TRUST BY: M. U NDAGI The United Nations (UN) Arabic Language Day for this year comes up next week Tuesday, December 18, 2018. The event was established by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010 with a view to promoting cultural diversity and the equal use of its six official … Continued
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA BY: HAMID DABASHI “We have the tape,” US President Donald Trump finally admitted that there is a tape-recording of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi – but then he immediately added: “I don’t want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape.” When he was asked why, he said: “Because it’s a … Continued
SOURCE: TELEGRAM BY: BRIAN LEE LEICESTER – After the first day of school, a motorist saw a new teacher walking and yelled, “Ostatha, m’a salama.” The educator, Bouchra Ait Msguine, was thrilled because the kid in the car had been in her class earlier that day, and she was obviously listening. Ms. Ait Msguine said … Continued
SOURCE: YALE DAILY NEWS BY: CARLY WANNA Many of Yale’s language programs offer opportunities for students to practice their language skills with others over lunch at designated “language tables.” But for the first time, the Arabic program is facilitating conversations between students and displaced people who are native Arabic speakers. Elisabeth Siegel ’20, a student … Continued
SOURCE: FOREIGN POLICY BY: LAURA KASINOF JUBA, South Sudan—When South Sudan declared independence in 2011, breaking away from Republic of Sudan to become the world’s newest country, all facets of state-building had to be finalized: ratifying a new constitution, printing money, and distributing passports. There was also the issue of language. South Sudan is a … Continued
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
SOURCE: STAR 2 BY: FATIMAH ZAINAL In 2000, an unassuming little book called Letters To A Young Muslim was published in English – and turned out to be an unexpected hit, selling worldwide after having been translated into five languages (so far). But the book has not been translated into the author’s mother tongue, Arabic. … Continued
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
‘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
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
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
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