How English words entered Arabic through the British empire in Iraq Colonial occupation of cities such as Basra in the early 20th century led to some intriguing language swaps Ahmed F. Khaleel ...

However, translation from Arabic to English and vice versa, is anything but easy. To start with, the Arabic language has more than twice as many words as English and a different grammatical structure.

A Google Street View image of an English road sign has been edited to add Arabic script and shared on social media as if showing a real-life change to the sign. The edited road sign is on a ...