Archive for the ‘Arabic’ Category

Arabic Language Student Sues Over Detention

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Nicholas George, a student of Arabic language at Pomona College, is suing federal authorities for detaining him after spotting him studying his flash cards inside Philadelphia International Airport last summer.

Story at CNN

Assoicated Press, Feb. 10, 2010 (via the New York Times)

The Arabic Novel Today

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

A survey of the state of Arabic literature today: 

Claudia Roth Pierpoint, “”Found in Translation: The Contemporary Arabic Novel,” The New Yorker, Jan. 18, 2010, pp. 74-80

Non-Latin Character Internet Addresses Are on the Way

Friday, October 30th, 2009

“It is likely the majority of early non-Latin net addresses to be approved will be in Chinese and Arabic script, followed by Russian.”

Story at BBC

Arabic TV Online

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Even if you don’t speak Arabic, you may enjoy browsing through some of the thousands of online streams from Arabic language TV stations.

Free Arabic TV. com

Arabic Study Drawing Foreigners to Damascus

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Foreigners are flocking to Damascus to study Arabic.

Story at BBC

Arabic Language Blogosphere Expanding Rapidly

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Story at BBC

Review of Current Show on Arabic Calligraphy

Friday, October 10th, 2008

See:  Holland Cotter, “Copying the Koran, One Book at a Time,” New York Times, Oct. 10, 2008, C27