arabic Archives

Is ‘Covfefe’ a Word in Arabic? Yiddish? ‘Antediluvian’?

5 June 2017

After President Donald Trump mistyped (then deleted) a tweet, some hurried to ascribe meanings to...

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Fear the Grim Arabic Tote Bag

17 August 2016

A viral image of a tote bag with an Arabic inscription is correctly translated, poking...

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Arabic on Canadian Police Cars

3 June 2016

Some Canadian police cars have Arabic writing on their sides, but it's been there since...

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Augusta County Schools Close Over Controversial Arabic Assignment A widely shared article about an Arabic calligraphy assignment in Augusta County forced administrators to...

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