How Did Arabic Get on That Sign?

The Colombian village of Briceño might, at first glimpse, look like many communities in the rural Global South. Many of the people living there rely on small-scale farming, even as a newly constructed hydroelectric dam threatens traditional livelihoods. Yet after decades where Br ...  Show more

"The contempt and naive idealization of China are two sides of the same coin. The latter cannot be an antidote to the former." So argues Ho-Fung Hung in the conclusion of The China Question: Eight Centuries of Fantasy and Fear (Cambridge University Press, 2026). For centuries, We ...  Show more

Abdul Karim and Rania speak to Dr. Bilal Al-Omar, Senior Lecturer of Arabic at The Africa Institute in Sharjah, about the significance of the Arabic language. Dr. Bilal also talks about what the institute offers in terms of programs for teaching and learning Arabic. Listen to #Pu ...  Show more

In our latest podcast, we are joined by Mukhlis Mah, an Australian Chinese Muslim who has been studying the Arabic language for over 6 years.

In this discussion, we go over a range of topics including the history of Islam in China, his journey in studying the Arabic l ...

Muntasir Al Hamad joins us on the media majlis museum podcast to talk about teaching Arabic as a second language. We talk about designing language, teaching curricula, and working with students of different native languages, while tackling the nuances of amiyya, fasiha and fus ...