WHY STUDY ARABIC?
Arabic is the mother tongue of speakers in twenty Middle-Eastern and North African countries with a population of about 250 million people extending from the Persian Gulf to the Atlantic Ocean. Arabic is the national language of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Arabic is also the sacred language of twenty-four non-Arab Muslim countries with a population of about one billion. Arabic is the language of Islam, a rich literary tradition, and a civilization that contributed greatly to all areas of human endeavor. The Arabic alphabet is the second in use after only the Roman alphabet. The United Nations adopted Arabic as one of its six official languages in 1974. Arabic has become indispensable for anyone interested in Islamic studies, comparative theology, Middle-Eastern studies, international law, political sciences, or international busin
