I was extremely nervous to begin studying Arabic at Georgetown University. Like most people who study Arabic, I had some valid concerns about learning a language radically different from my first ...

It’s a little past 10 a.m. and Samira Alhamwi leads a group of nine elementary school-aged children in a jazzy version of the Arabic answer to the “ABC Song.” It’s the second week of Arabic camp at ...

Across Europe, North America, and beyond, many learners are heritage speakers or descendants of Arabic-speaking families. Their motivation is deeply personal: connecting with grandparents, ...

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 ...