A new study shows Arabic has exploded in popularity on college campuses, shooting up to the tenth-most popular language studied. And 13 percent more college students are learning foreign languages — ...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Arabic language class that upset some parents at Daphne High School is one of a few, but growing number, of Arabic programs offered at U.S. high schools, according to a ...

When high-school senior Hana Ibrik decided she wanted to learn Arabic, she was forced to look beyond the walls of City High. The 17-year-old chose to study Arabic at the UI as a postsecondary option ...

Nour Jandali writes in Arabic from right to left on a chalkboard in `a classroom at Cholla High Magnet School and loudly repeats phrases with a guttural tone. The 40-year-old, a native of Syria, goes ...

DAPHNE, Alabama -- Daphne High School is offering Arabic language classes instead of French classes this fall, taught by Sanaa El-Khattabi, a former University of South Alabama professor. The school ...

After the 36 spots for Arabic 101 were filled at Bellevue Community College in Washington state this past quarter, there was still a waiting list of 14 students. An additional 21 students were signed ...

Sure, the Arabic script might seem exotic and at first glance undecipherable, “but I think it’s a myth that Arabic is a hard language to learn,” said Nesreen Akhtarkhavari, welcoming a visitor to ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Not everyone in Arabic 1102 at the University of Minnesota agrees with President Bush that learning the language of the Middle East and much of Africa is an urgent national security ...

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Schools offering classes in Arabic and other Middle Eastern languages have been flooded with calls from people who are eager to help the U.S. government or want to better understand the region. From ...