Interest in learning Arabic has soared since Sept. 11, says a Mideast specialist at Emory University, where enrollment in Arabic 101 has doubled, compared to the previous seven years. Mahmoud Al-Batal ...

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 ...

Arabic is one of those languages that’s considered extremely difficult for English speakers to acquire, right up there with Chinese and Pashto. Any book that promises mastery in months is lying; more ...

Despite living in an Arab country, many expats in the UAE admit to a poor command of the Arabic language, and an alarming lack of willingness to try learning it. But according to experts, Arabic can ...

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PADUA, Italy - When entering the old wooden gate of the Centre for African and Central Asian Studies at Ca' Foscari University in Venice, there seems to be an overflow of students rushing to get to ...

In a quiet corner of a Cairo suburb, Ghada Wali crouches down on the ceramic tiled floor of her family home, creating patterns with Lego blocks. The 30-year old hasn’t raided her old toy box in a fit ...