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The Arabic keyboard we use today was invented in 1899 by two men who almost simultaneously worked on an Arabic typewriter: Selim Haddad and Philippe Waked.
"The students are lazy" - how do we express that in gender-inclusive Arabic? It's not that difficult, writes Lisa Schor who has specialized in this topic
LibreOffice - unlike Microsoft Word - does not offer to change the color of Arabic diacritical marks (tashkeel/harakat). However, there are two tricks.
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.
With a simple trick you can add Arabic subtitles on Netflix. You don't need any plugin or add-on. It works on all devices. A step-by-step guide.
LLN is a Google Chrome extension that gives you superpowers over Netflix. You can watch films and series with two subtitles.
Numbers in Arabic are like solving mathematical puzzles. If you like logical games, this is perfect for you. In the end it just comes down to two major steps.
Netflix offers Arabic movies, series and dramas (musalsalat - مسلسات). Since you can watch them in Arabic with English subtitles, this is a great way to improve your Arabic.
Times New Roman or Arial are not the only fonts for writing in Arabic. Google Fonts offers many beautiful Arabic fonts for free - it also works for Apple/Mac.
Google Translate can process images with Arabic text and decode Arabic like an OCR tool. This means you can use your phone's camera to take a picture of any Arabic text - and instantly get a translation (plus the Arabic text!). Here is how it works.