Arabic Language Fonts

Yahoo! Search - Free Language Sites

Because sites come and go on the Internet, the best resource for language fonts may be this Yahoo! Search "find it yourself" link.

Arabic Keyboard #1

Use your mouse for typing on this online Arabic keyboard.

Arabic Keyboard #2

Another site that allows you to use your mouse for typing.

Megasites

WWW Virtual Library - Middle East

From Columbia University, this mega-resource site offers links to Middle East Bibliographies, Libraries, News Sources, Regional and by Country Resources, etc.

DMOZ Open Directory - Middle East

Huge gateway to Middle East and individual countries, includes links to Interactive Portals, Music and Art, Country/Regions, etc.

BUBL LINK - Middle East

Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas from BUBL LINK Catalogue, the largest Internet portal in U. K.

Google - Translated Search

How does this work? 1. Search for Dubai tours from English to Arabic. 2. We translate your query into "جولات دبي" and find Arabic web page results. 3. Finally, we translate the Arabic web page results back into English for you.

Google Directory - Middle East

Google Regional Directory preset for Middle East.

Yahoo Regional Countries Links - Middle East

Excellent Yahoo search engine links to everything from Arts and Humanities to Travel and more.

Middle East, North Africa Internet Resource Guide

A solid resource guide by Joseph W. Roberts, Department of Political Science, Middle East Center, University of Utah.

4Arabs Search Engine

"Your source for Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern sites. You can find Arabic newspapers, Arabic tv, Arabic radio, Arabic music, belly dance, Arabic universities, Arabic culture, Arabic software, Arab countries and other Arabic links."

Albawaba.com

Large Middle Eastern resource portal with categories such as religion and philosophy, culture and society, and science and technology.

Arab Net

Primarily a news and culture resources site with social category links like Arab Dating.

Middle East Information Network

Very rich and deep site with links to newspapers, magazines, individual country governments, education, industry, etc.

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Professional Organizations, Online Journals and Library Consortia

ARABIC-L@LISTSERV - Archive

ARABIC-L is a mailing list for Arabic Linguistics and Arabic Language Teaching, sponsored by Brigham Young University, the Arabic Linguistics Society and the American Association of Teachers of Arabic. The list encourages contributions, squibs, queries and responses in those areas. The link above connects to, "a Mirror of the ARABIC-L List, which provides a web-searchable archive of the material posted there." If you wish to subscribe to ARABIC-L, please link here.

American Association of Teachers of Arabic

"The American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) aims to facilitate communication and cooperation between teachers of Arabic and to promote study, criticism, research and instruction in the field of Arabic language pedagogy, Arabic linguistics and Arabic literature."

Middle East Studies Association (MESA)

From About: "MESA is a private nonprofit, nonpolitical organization of scholars and other persons interested in the study of the Middle East, North Africa and the Islamic world. MESA is dedicated to promoting high standards of scholarship and instruction, to facilitating communication among scholars through annual meetings and publications, and to promoting cooperation among those who study the Middle East."

National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC)

NMELRC at Brigham Young University, " seeks to coordinate efforts aimed at increasing and improving opportunities for learning the languages of the Middle East. The center undertakes and supports projects in areas such as teacher training, materials development, testing and assessment, integration of pedagogy and technology, study abroad, and K-12 programs. It works across Middle East languages to foster cooperation and joint utilization of expertise and resources."

European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES)

"Eurames is the organizer of the European network of Middle Eastern Studies, an academic exchange or information concerning research on the Middle East. Eurames runs the Eurames Info Service via e-mail, and will host thematic working groups and links to European and other centres and university departments working on the Middle East."

Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient für gegenwartsbezogene Forschung und Dokumentation (DAVO)

"DAVO is a scholarly, nonpolitical and nonprofit-making professional association open to all persons interested in the Middle East. The main aim of DAVO is to improve the exchange of information on Middle East studies between its members and various national and international institutions."

British Society for Middle Eastern Studies

The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (popularly known as BRISMES) was established in 1973 to encourage and promote the study of the Middle East in the United Kingdom. It brings together teachers, researchers, students, diplomats, journalists and others who deal professionally with the Middle East. Membership is open to all the above, regardless of nationality - indeed regardless of where in the world you are based.

Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies

"The Nordic Society is an independent association for researchers in the Nordic countries who work on the Middle East and Islamic world. It covers all subjects in the humanist and social sciences, from antiquity to the present day."

National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Language

"The CouncilNet website is the hub of CouncilNet, the World Wide Web based network for organizations representing the less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) in the United States."

Middle East Virtual Library

"The Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB) is an information portal for Middle East and Islamic Studies. It provides access to online information and to digital records of printed and other offline media and thus supports the concept of a hybrid library for Middle East and Islamic Studies."

Linguistic Bibliography Online

"The Linguistic Bibliography covers publications from all branches of linguistics, both theoretical and descriptive, from all geographical areas. The emphasis is on non-Indo-European languages and lesser known Indo-European languages, including endangered and extinct languages. "

NYU Library: Libraries and catalogs with major Middle East collections

A hyperlink directory of libraries in U.S. and abroad with important holdings in Middle Eastern studies.

NYU Library: Associations and Institutes of Middle East interest

The above list Professional Organizations highlights many of the associations and institutes on this extensive list by the NYU Library. Nonetheless, you may wish to examine it for additional entries.

Universities, Programs and Centers of Study

STARTALK - Arabic Programs

STARTALK is the newest of the component programs of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) announced by President Bush in January of 2006. The initiative seeks to expand and improve the teaching and learning of strategically important world languages that are not now widely taught in the US.

Arabic Flagship, University Maryland

Undergraduate and graduate programs designed for students who wish to achieve advanced professional proficiency.

Arabic Flagship, University of Texas at Austin

"The Arabic Flagship Program (AFP) at The University of Texas at Austin offers a five year training program in Arabic language and culture for undergraduates and incoming freshman. Our Scholars receive the resources and training to reach superior level Arabic, ILR 3/3+, while pursuing an undergraduate major of their choice."

Arabic Language Flagship Partner Program, University of Michigan

"The UM Arabic Language Flagship Partner Program (ALFP) is a three-year program mainly designed to produce undergraduate students with superior language proficiency in Arabic while pursuing degrees in their academic majors."

Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)

"CASA offers advanced level training in Arabic language and culture to qualified American students at its two locations at the American University in Cairo, Egypt and at the University of Damascus, Syria. Applicants to the various CASA programs must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and should have completed a minimum of 3 years of formal instruction in Arabic prior to joining CASA."

From Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota. Select Arabic and search LCTL list of US schools and institutions of higher education offering instruction in the Arabic language.

LinguaVista - Arabic

"The LinguaVista website enables language learners to find high-level language programs in the US and abroad."

Arabic Study Programs

An extensive list of Arabic summer programs as well as major programs abroad from the University of Michigan, ..

Language Materials

Arabic Language - Wikipedia

Along with this general article, Wikipedia provides separate, main articles on Arabic Phonology, Arabic Alphabet, and Arabic Grammar.

Basic introduction to Arabic alphabet with collections of links to audio files and language related websites.

Arabic Online

A "free website that aims to provide as much as possible comprehensive information on the Arabic language and its grammar."

Arabic Without Walls

15 Chapters: An introductory distance-learning Arabic course funded by FIPSE (P116B030526) and developed by the UC Consortium for Language Learning & Teaching, The National Middle East Language Resource Center at Brigham Young University and Near Eastern Studies Department at UC Berkeley.

LangMedia Arabic Materials

Description: The Five College Arabic Course Guides include study guides for students, guides for conversation partners, and links to supplementary materials. The guides follow the Al-Kitaab Arabic Series from Georgetown University Press. Also guides and audio and video materials for colloquial Levantine.

A Hundred and One Rules!

From above LangMedia site, a short Arabic reference grammar created by Professor Mahammed Jiyad of Mount Holyoke College; available for download in Word Doc or PDF Format (recommended!)

Arabic Digital Media Archive - LARC SDSU

"Language Acquisition Resource Center's Digital Media Archive (DMA) at San Diego State University. We hope that our growing database of language materials can meet some of your language teaching and learning needs. The goal of DMA is to provide fast, easy access to resources for teaching and learning languages."

GLOSS/LingNet - Arabic

Product of Defense Language Institute: "All of the GLOSS lessons are categorized into one of three primary competencies: lexical (vocabulary), structure (grammar), and discourse (devices that bind texts, conversations, etc.). Additionally, all lessons address the socio-cultural competence through teacher notes and the like." Also from DLIFLC: DLI Arabic Sustainment and Enhancement and Arabic Weekly Training Events

LangNet

"LangNet is a language learning support system with interactive materials designed for those who want to practice and maintain their target language reading and listening skills." Currently, only available to government agencies and select academic institutions; however, rumor has it that it will soon be available to the general public. It should be: it is being paid for by your tax dollars!

Arabic PodClass

By Mohammad Saleh Kayali, a Media & Journalism student at Damascus University in Syria. Basic to intermediate materials; above hot link goes to current lesson; use archive to connect to previous lessons.

Wikipedia - Arabic Version

Arabic Wikipedia continues to grow at a steady pace. It now has over 80.000 articles.

Arabic Literature, Calligraphy and Numerals

Three extensively illustrated articles on Arabic literature, calligraphy and numerals from Aramco and Its World

MERLOT Learning Resources - Arabic

MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services. Arabic language and culture resources for students and teachers - worth exploring.

Arabic Language Resources

Useful links from the Middle East Studies Center, Columbia University.

Resources for Teaching and Learning Arabic

Part of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) resources links from Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at University of Minnesota.

UCLA Language Materials Project: Teaching Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages - Arabic

Outstanding site for both online and published resources - not just for teachers. Select "Arabic," "All Materials," and "All Levels" for full display.

Arabic Resources from Martindale's Language and Translation Center

An excellent resource site for online Arabic language courses, working aids, and more.

LanguagesOnTheWeb.com - Arabic

Large list of links to Arabic language and country/culture sites. Not all functional and not all free share.

I Love Languages.com - Arabic

A large collection of links to language and cultural websites.

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Arabic Dialects (also see individual country indices)

Search for "Arabic dialects" in Wikipedia links to this article. Very detailed overview of topic with many internal and external links.

Arabic Dialect Tutorial

Tutorial provides basic background information for working with Arabic and its dialects.

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Online Dictionaries

Large dictionary portal offers general and specialized online dictionaries.

Sensagent

"Professional website translation into over 140 languages"

Arabic ~ English ~ Arabic ~ Multilingual Online Dictionary

Dictionary Sakhr. Tests well for basic vocabulary.

Arabic ~ English ~Arabic Online Dictionary

"Please make use of our extensive language databases. For your convenience, it is implemented with easy access to immediate back translation. All you have to do is come up with words and we'll do the translating for you."

Arabic Wiktionary

Like the English Wiktionary, which aims to describe all words of all languages using definitions and descriptions in English, this Wiktionary uses Arabic. More than 10,000 entries.

Google Dictionary

Select either English>Arabic or Arabic>English.

Google - Translate Text or Webpage

Enter webpage URL or text, then select "from>to" languages.

Google - Translated Search

How does this work? 1. Search for Dubai tours from English to Arabic. 2. We translate your query into "????? ???" and find Arabic web page results. 3. Finally, we translate the Arabic web page results back into English for you.

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Arabic History, Culture, Islam

Arab - Wikipedia

Search for "Arabic History" leads to this main article. Link here for extensive list of additional Wikipedia articles related to Arabic topics.

Arabic Islamic History - Al-Bab

"Al-Bab aims to introduce non-Arabs to the Arabs and their culture. Western explorers of the 18th and 19th centuries portrayed the Arab world as a strange, exotic and sometimes terrifying place." Arabic-Islamic History offers a detailed overview of subject through a collection of hyperlinks to writings by specialists.

Middle East History - Complete list of Yahoo links

The title says it all - links to more than 120 sites dedicated to Middle Eastern History.

Islam - Wikipedia

Main WIkipedia article on the Islamic faith.

Islam - Resources

Mega-resource site from Middle East and Islamic Studies Department, Columbia University Libraries.

Islam, the Modern World, and the West

Extensive resource site by Professor Alan Godlas, University of Georgia.

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Arabic Media