National Reading Campaign

Dr. Ali Abdulqader Al-Hammadi, General Coordinator of the National Reading Campaign and Director of the Arab Reader Center

initiatives and efforts to enrich Arabic digital content

Google's

Arab Internet Days is a program launched by Google to revitalize the Arabic web and increase the volume of Arabic content online. Google collaborated with Vinelab, Wamda, and the Tweets Initiative in the MENA region to develop this program, which also involved Twitter, Wikipedia, TED, SoundCloud, and YouTube. Two strong local supporters also contributed to the program: Abu Dhabi's Media Zone Authority, twofour54, and the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation. The month-long series of events, held both ...

Seconds in Love with the Arabic Language - Ayoub Yousef

Mr. Ayoub Yousef, Dubai Media Foundation

Teaching Arabic to children naturally and through practice, by utilizing their innate ability to acquire languages. This initiative was implemented with my son, Basil, born on October 29, 1977. I spoke to him in Modern Standard Arabic from the age of six months, while his mother spoke to him in colloquial Arabic. By the age of three, he was speaking to me in Modern Standard Arabic, maintaining grammatical inflections without any errors, and speaking to his mother in colloquial Arabic. I repeated...

National Geographic Arabic Magazine and Channel

Abu Dhabi Media Foundation,

Building on its leading role as one of the largest media organizations in the Middle East and North Africa, Abu Dhabi Media Company pioneered a comprehensive science media project in the region. This project aims to bring audiences in the Arab world closer to the latest scientific advancements and the pulse of discovery and invention worldwide. Since nations are measured by their respect for science, translation becomes essential for bridging the knowledge gap and a tool for engaging the mind in...

States Translation and Arabization Program

Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf

Eye Test for measuring Arabic language proficiency for native speakers

United Arab Emirates University

The Eye Test for measuring proficiency in the Arabic language for native speakers is an integrated standardized testing system whose goal is to measure proficiency in communicating in standard Arabic. The test is aimed at all Arabic speakers whose work requires them to be able to communicate in standard Arabic. The test was designed by a team from the United Arab Emirates University. Work on the project began in 2006, and it was implemented experimentally in 2007. Then, on a large scale, impl...

theory of teaching Classical Arabic through instinct and practice

Dr. Abdullah Mustafa Danan's

Al-Azhar University

Sheikh Zayed Center for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers

Al-Azhar plays a pivotal role in spreading Islam and the Arabic language, not only nationally but also globally. There is scarcely a place in the world that is devoid of a teacher or preacher from Al-Azhar guiding, directing, teaching, and leading people to the straight path. Undoubtedly, learning Arabic by non-Arab Muslims studying Arabic sciences deepens and clarifies their religious understanding. For them, Arabic is not only the language of their faith but also the language of their studies;...