Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?

Nastaleeq, developed in 14th century Iran from the fusion of Naskh and Taleeq, emerged primarily as a Persian calligraphic hand — celebrated for its graceful, hanging rhythm and flowing curves.

Posts circulating on social media claim Mamdani is expected to introduce new rules when he becomes New York Mayor in 2026 that will require all public elementary schools in the state to learn Arabic ...

A viral claim has been doing the rounds that New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will require elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals. A viral claim has been doing the rounds that New ...

In mid-November 2025, a rumor spread on X that New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would be introducing "Arabic numerals" to schools in the city. One post from the account of the prediction ...

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AR Rahman studied Hindi, Urdu, and Arabic for three years after poor Hindi translations of his Tamil songs embarrassed him. Inspired by Subhash Ghai's advice, he aimed to retain the emotional essence ...

Once the lingua franca of North India, spoken in marketplaces, courts, and homes across caste and creed, Urdu today is too often boxed into a single identity — the language of Indian Muslims. But ...

I’d said to myself: Why don’t I do my own Bhartiya-karan, that is, Indianise myself, before someone else thinks of doing it? The first problem was my name. Perhaps you don’t know: my name is Iqbal ...

Sahih al Bukhari is regarded as one of the most renowned hadith collections. Compiled by Imam Muhammad al-Bukhari, it contains a vast collection of hadiths. Sahih Bukhari in Urdu translation enables ...