Arabic belongs to the Semitic family of languages, which also includes Hebrew, Syriac, Aramaic, and several languages of Ethiopia, such as the Amharic and the Tigrinya. Arabic and Hebrew are th…
Broadly speaking, there were two distinct scripts in the early centuries of Islam: cursive script and Kufic script. For everyday purposes a cursive script was employed: typical examples are to be see…
The 2010 US Census reported that 12.9 percent of the USA population is "foreign-born." A quick look around your local supermarket is likely to confirm that your community is alive with peoples and la…
