Did you know common Portuguese words like 'alface' (lettuce) and 'açúcar' (sugar) come directly from Arabic? This fascinating linguistic heritage…
Explore how the Arabic script transcends mere communication to become one of the world's most revered and intricate art forms.…
For over 700 years, the Moorish kingdom of Al-Andalus was a beacon of culture and science in Europe, leaving an…
In English, we say 'the king's house', but what if you could fuse the words into a single concept like…
Arabizi is the internet’s hybrid Arabic script, an ingenious solution to typing Arabic sounds on Latin keyboards using numbers like…
In Islamic art, the graceful curves of calligraphy are not a matter of artistic whim, but of sacred mathematics. This…
Did you know that some languages get by perfectly without sounds we consider fundamental, like the 'p' in 'puppy'? This…
Have you ever wondered why the star Betelgeuse has an Arabic name but sits in a Greek constellation? The night…
Discover the secret behind Arabic's vast vocabulary: the triliteral root system. This elegant 'word skeleton' method allows a single 3-letter…
Discover the dramatic history of the word 'assassin,' a term born from a mysterious medieval sect in the mountains of…
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