“So…are you Middle Eastern?” I had just walked into the American Sephardi Federation office in lower Manhattan, where 20 ...

Discover free Emirati heritage workshops at Dubai's Al Shindagha Museum this May, from Arabic calligraphy and coffee ...

With the announcement of UNESCO regarding a number of traditional and folk art forms being recognized as intangible cultural heritage, we discovered a number of amazing initiatives in the region ...

Arabic script is more than just letters – it’s an art form shaped by history, calligraphy, and cultural identity. Each letter ...

Faraz Khan is promoting his upcoming course at Rutgers University on Facebook. The ability to read and write Arabic is not a prerequisite for Introduction to the History and Practice of Arabic ...

Katara Cultural Village has launched 28, a magazine that aims to help non-Arabs to learn Arabic and explore the richness of the language through engaging stories. The name 28 refers to the 28 letters ...

Arabic calligraphy has been selected as the theme of the 2014 celebration of World Arabic Language Day, on 18 December 2014. The decision was made by the International Advisory Board of the Plan for ...

Friday, January 11: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter Four black students sat at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960 and helped to change the course of American history. By ...

When I walked into Arabic class last week, Karam, my teacher, cheerily asked me how I was doing. I said, “Tamaam, hamdulillah,” which means, “Fine, thanks be to God.” But I was lying. I’d just spent a ...