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Arabic letters in the “Gray Zone”: a technique for guiding novice learners
Arabic beginners who have only learned a few letters often have difficulties in class. A new concept, The Gray Zone, could help, writes Dr. Roger W. Anderson
What happens in your brain when you learn Arabic?
Learning Arabic requires different brain activity than learning German. What does this mean for adult learners? Can the brain adapt to the new demands? A study from the Max Planck Institute provides answers. In this in-depth interview, Dr. Matthias Schwendemann, who was part of the research team, provides fascinating insights into what happens in our brains when we learn Arabic or German.
Social Media & Palestine: Dotless Arabic outsmarts algorithms
Social media platforms deleted Palestinian content - now people use dotless Arabic to bypass that. Here is how to write Arabic without dots
How to Use Arabic Letters and Signs in Word and LibreOffice
Arabic keyboards lack many important special characters. Here is a list of the most important characters and signs which you can copy and paste.
27med, 9ala7, 5alid – How to read and write Arabic in arabizi
Many Arabs don't use the Arabic alphabet for Whatsapp. Instead, they prefer using their English keyboard. Some hate it, others love it. A quick overview.
The best translated Arabic novels from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine
In recent years many outstanding modern Arabic novels were translated into English. Part 1: authors from Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
How to adjust the size of the Arabic font on your mobile browser
Reading Arabic on a mobile phone can be difficult because the script is too small. The open-source browser Kiwi solves that.
How do you spell a hundred in Arabic?
The Arabic word hundred is written مِائَة – but pronounced like مِئَة (me'a). Why is that?
Interesting facts about the Qur’an – the longest word
The longest word (expression) in the Qur'an is "fa’asqaynākumūhu" فَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمُوهُ and means: so we gave it to you to drink.
Arabic letters without dots – Does it work?
Arabic used to be written without dots in ancient times. At least it did, a long time ago. Could you read such sentences?
