‘Allahu Akbar’ Yelling Man Arrested After Strangling Woman on French Street
Police arrested a 31-year-old man in Nice, southern France, on Friday after witnesses saw him strangling a woman in the street.
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Arabic Most Spoken Language Among Children in Swedish Municipality Preschool
In the Swedish municipality of Ronneby, the majority of children in six of nine preschools do not speak Swedish as a first language, with one school seeing most children speaking Arabic.
Major German Dictionary Adds ‘Inshallah’ to Lexicon
The German equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary has added the Arabic word “inshallah” to the German language lexicon.
Qatar Funding Globalization in U.S. Public Schools
The Qatar Foundation has been funding U.S. K-12 public schools, seeking to ramp up their Arabic language and cultural curricula with an eye toward globalization.
Saudi Columnist Urges Saudis To Speak Arabic, Not English, For Fear Of ‘Subjugation’
TEL AVIV – Writing in an English-language Saudi daily, columnist Ibrahim Badawood called on his compatriots to curb the growing trend of communicating with each other in English rather than their native Arabic, warning that failing to do so would lead to a loss of Saudi identity and to “subjugation” to “our enemies.”
Israeli Bus Company Suspends Arabic-Language Announcements Amid Complaints
TEL AVIV – An Israeli bus company will no longer be making announcements in Arabic on the buses’ PA system in the southern city of Beersheba, following several complaints from Jewish commuters.
Swedish Handball Federation Publishes Arabic Rule Book
The Swedish Handball Federation is releasing a new pamphlet teaching Arabic migrants how to play the game in order to attract more migrants into a sport dominated by native Swedes.
HuffPo Germany: All Signs in Europe Should Be in Arabic
A Syrian migrant teen has demanded that all signs and products in Europe should be labelled in Arabic to make migrants feel more welcome.
WATCH: Arabic-Language Ad On Prime Time Israeli TV Sets Off Firestorm
TEL AVIV – For the first time ever, Israel broadcast a commercial entirely in Arabic on prime time TV during the commercial break for the Euro 2016 finals on Sunday night.
