Arabic Day News Today

Set to culminate on the United Nations' Arabic Language Day, Abu Dhabi's new Arabian Days festival runs December 15 to 18.

The most effective way to keep Arabic thriving is securing its place in the minds of children. That is not without its challenges. Mastery of literary Arabic’s complex grammar, also known as Modern Standard Arabic, can take years. But achieving it imparts on young minds the value of their heritage. No one, for example, is left poorer after reading the works of Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, the first writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for a work penned in Arabic. Mahfouz harnesse...

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad Al Taffaq (right), conducting the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (left), round the Calligraphy Exhibition at an occasion to mark the 2020 World Arabic Language Day in Abuja… Sunday. Every December 18, the world celebrates Arabic Language Day. The day highlights the language’s legacy and immense contribution to humanity. The day is also an opportunity to look into the status and the future of one of the mo...