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Remembering the Architect of Words: The Legacy of Dr. Abdul Ghani Abu Al-Azm
Behind the Arabic words you search for on almaany.com or your favorite dictionary app often lies the lifelong devotion of a single scholar. In March 2026, we bid farewell to Dr. Abdul Ghani Abu Al-Azm (الدكتور عبد الغني أبو العزم), the creator of Al-Ghani Al-Zaher — the unseen bridge connecting the depth of classical Arabic with the pulse of the modern world.
“View Arabic as an identity you’re adopting” | Sherif Elmetwally | 9273 Roots #38
New Jersey-based Egyptian-American developer Sherif Elmetwally built Parallel Arabic, an AI-powered platform for acquiring dialects. He argues that embracing the language as a lifelong identity eliminates friction in the journey.
The Mechanics of the Arabic Intensive Form: Cracking صِيغَةُ المُبَالَغَةِ
How do you turn someone who simply lies into a relentless, habitual liar (كَذَّاب)? You trigger the Arabic intensive form. The rules of صِيغَةُ المُبَالَغَةِ baffle many students, but beneath the apparent chaos lies a brilliant, centuries-old system.
Lexicon of Crisis: US Tariffs and Tunisia’s Institutional Atrophy | Media Arabic Booster 02/26
How does the Egyptian press frame the economic fallout of new US tariffs? Why are commentators lamenting Tunisia's systemic collapse? This Media Arabic Booster analyzes Al-Masry Al-Youm’s messaging on global trade coercion and decodes the vocabulary of institutional atrophy playing out in Al-Quds Al-Arabi.
Reading the Unreadable: AI & Early Arab-American Stories
Arabic handwriting is notoriously hard to read. Now, a project called Fihris is using custom-trained AI to decipher the complex Ruq'ah script. We interviewed the team at the Khayrallah Center (USA) about how this tech is unlocking the history of early Arab immigrants to the Americas.
Amazon Digital Arabic Library: Get 1,000 Free Arabic Books on Kindle
Finding authentic Arabic literature is no longer a logistical nightmare. Amazon has partnered with the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre to launch the Digital Arabic Library. Discover how to access 1,000 permanently free titles and sync them with Audible for immersion reading on your Kindle.
How States Reclaim History: Egypt’s Police Day & the Saudi-UAE Rift | Media Arabic Booster 01/26
How does a regime transform January 25 from a revolution anniversary into a Police Day celebration? Why are Saudi activists calling for a UAE tourism boycott? This Media Arabic Booster analyzes Youm7's front-page messaging on Egypt's security state and decodes the Gulf diplomatic war playing out through hashtags like #BoycottUAETourism.
The Human Blockchain: How al-Isnād (الْإِسْنَاد) Verified History Before the Internet
Long before fact-checkers, Islamic scholars built a "human blockchain" called al-Isnād (الْإِسْنَاد) to save the truth from gossip. From the "Golden Chain" of Malik and Nafi to the rigorous "Science of Men," discover how this ancient system of source criticism verified history—and what it can teach us about digital accountability today.
The Diptote That Isn’t: Solving the Grammar Mystery of فَلْتَانٌ
You see the phrase فلتان أمني (security chaos) and think: Shouldn't that be a diptote like Ramadan? Surprisingly, many dictionaries get this wrong. We dive into classical lexicons like Lisan al-Arab and analyze modern media usage (from Al Jazeera to Asharq Al-Awsat) to prove why faltān is actually a triptote—and why the spelling فلتانًا is correct.
“Like it or Not”: The Meaning and Grammar of شَاءَ مَنْ شَاءَ in Arabic
It's the ultimate phrase for ending an argument: Shā'a man shā'a wa-abā man abā (شَاءَ مَنْ شَاءَ وَأَبَى مَنْ أَبَى). Literally "whoever wished, wished," it actually means "like it or not." We explore the rhetoric behind this powerful idiom, its connection to the Quran (Surah al-Kahf 18:29), and how to translate it without losing its force.
