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Saudi Arabia bans English language

Riyad - The government in Saudi Arabia has decreed that the English language is to be banned by all government and private agencies. They must now use only Arabic, the language of the Quran.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 7 comments

Twitter launches Arabic, Hebrew versions, now up to 28 languages

San Francisco - Twitter's right-to-left campaign has been successfully launched. After establishing additional languages to its translation centre in January, Twitter has officially started Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Urdu versions of its website.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 2 comments

Op-Ed: The West v Islam? Special

There are some in Britain, the US and elsewhere who are intent on portraying the West and Islam as a clash of civilisations or as democracy versus the forces of darkness, but is this really the case?

Digital Journal Report by Alexander Baron - 1 comment

Syrian tribal leader wants to cook, eat U.S. ambassador

Syrian tribal leader Ahmad Al-Shlash threatened U.S. ambassador Robert Stephen Ford, saying he will cook the ambassador and eat him "like American mutton" if the emissary enters a Syrian town, according to one translation.

In the Media by David Silverberg - 3 comments

Study: Why reading Arabic is harder compared to English

Haifa - The brain’s right hemisphere is not involved in the initial processes of reading in Arabic, due to the graphic complexity of Arabic script. Therefore reading acquisition in Arabic is much harder in comparison to English, researchers have concluded.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh - 1 comment

New York to Offer First Arabic Language School in U.S. History

Amid threats of violence and multitudes of media debate,the Khalil Gibran International Academy will open it's doors in New York City. Those opposing the academy shout "Stop the Madrassa" and fill right wing blogs with words of hatred and violent intent.

In the Media by Pamela Jean - 4 comments

In Foreign Language Proficiency, Generals Should Lead By Example

In February 2005, the Defense Department set foreign language goals for junior officers in emerging strategic languages. This article looks at how their bosses, the generals, stack up to those goals.

In the Media by Left-Handed Elephant - 1 comment

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