Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. 1) The Arabic language is one of the Semitic languages.

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 ...

Reading an Arabic newspaper, a book, or academic prose fluently, whether digital or in print, remains challenging for many native speakers, let alone learners of Arabic as a foreign language. The ...

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 ...

Arabic is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages with at least 400 million speakers, including 200 million native speakers and 200 million to 250 million non-native speakers. Modern Standard ...

The week's most popular Arabic artists across all genres based on streaming activity from more than 200 territories around the world- including the MENA region as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is ...

The week’s most popular Arabic songs across the globe based on streaming activity from more than 200 territories around the ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. The problem that faces most learners of Arabic is that the written language is radically different ...

Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the notes ...