Father of two Waleed Atawneh has urged his southwest suburban high school district to add Arabic to its world language ...

EJO recently spoke with Giang Nguyen about his work at the BBC World Service. Giang is a PhD candidate at City St George’s, ...

I share my daily life with two million Arabic speakers, and I can barely speak a word to them. The people who fix my car are ...

How is it that we live in a country where millions of people speak Arabic, yet we, as a society, barely know the language?

A quiet shift is taking place inside UAE classrooms, where the words used to describe women at home are being reconsidered, and in some cases, redefined. Educators are beginning to move away from the ...

A Minneapolis group is stepping up to address a vital community need. The Minneapolis chapter of Jack and Jill says water safety is a critical issue, especially for Black children who face ...

The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Anna Kilpatrick doesn’t have a bedroom. Or even a bed. The a 52-year-old ...

In one of Kurt Vonnegut’s stories, God leaves it to humans to think of a purpose for everything, including "all this." Purpose both gives us something to live for and provides the foundation to pursue ...

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The Orland High School District 230 board spent more than an hour Thursday discussing a proposal to add Arabic as a world language in district classrooms, but took no action for a second month.

There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also assume that it will become much harder to learn a ...

Learning a new language can be a fun yet frustrating endeavor. Like any new skill, consistency is key. As much as we might want to, we can’t all pick up and move to France for six months to become ...