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Most of us learned the alphabet using simple mnemonic devices — “A” was for apple, “B” for ball, and so on. A new Android app from the Islamic State has a different set of mnemonics in mind. Released ...

Typography designer Liron Lavi Turkenich has created a stylized writing system that merges the two ancient alphabets into a single giant one. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Middle East peace may remain out of reach ...

CAIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A three-day cultural event marking World Arabic Language Day kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's capital Cairo.

Isis has reportedly created an app to help children learn Arabic – using jihadist songs and pictures of tanks, guns and rockets. Promoted by the terrorist group’s “Library of Zeal” department, it ...

At the Grey Gallery, it’s as if you’re inhabiting the artist’s own brush as it hesitates between writing and drawing. By Will Heinrich There’s something thrilling about the extreme flexibility of the ...