Reading to children should not be a chore. But the pleasure a child gets from a book is lost if they do not understand the language. It’s a problem faced by parents worldwide, not least in Arabic, ...

In an age where connectivity is widespread and knowledge is readily available, the landscape of language learning has changed considerably. Gone are the days when we had to trawl through dictionaries ...

So have you learned any new Arabic words recently? Besides "Khalas", "Inshallah", and "Tayeb". Sentences that mean I love you (ana bahibak), greetings (marhaba) and happy wishes (mabrook) are some of ...

Arabic is more complex to digitise than English or French: Dr Ali Bin Tamim Dr Ali Bin Tamim, Chairman of the ALC, discusses the challenges facing the Arabic language in the digital era. Supplied Abu ...