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Egypt's parliament is considering a proposal for preserving the Arabic language that has caused an outcry on social media and in parliament with critics arguing it would violate basic freedoms ...
Egyptian Arabic still lacks a standardized orthography, but its use has become more common during the past fifteen years, in part because of the Internet and texting.
Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...
The last known hieroglyphic inscription was chiseled into stone in the year 394. Within a generation, the last person literate in hieroglyphic writing was dead. Nothing was known of the ancient ...
Zeina G. Halabi, assistant professor of Arabic Literature at the American University of Beirut, says that even when it comes to Egypt, “it would be inaccurate to attribute all this writing to ...
Young authors tackle hidden ills of society and taboo subjects People crowd around novels by young authors at the Cairo Book fair. For decades, Arabic fiction was associated with the name of one ...
Arabic historical fiction still has much to say about the modern world, according to writer Reem Bassiouney. Speaking on a panel devoted to the subject at Frankfurt International Book Fair on ...
Arabic calligraphy originated on the Arabian Peninsula. With the rise of Islam, it flourished as an integral part of the culture because it was the primary tool for the preservation of the Muslim holy ...