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Story | Education

15 February 2021

The language used on social media is hurting the future of Arabic, says a QF expert

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The language used on social media is hurting the future of Arabic, says a QF expert

The language used on social media is hurting the future of Arabic, says a QF expert

People got familiar with Latin letters and their location on keyboards first, so it was easier and faster to use the same letters to write Arabic.

Image source: SalHar, via Shutterstock

Dr. Zeinab Ibrahim, professor at CMU-Q, discusses popularity of “Franco-Arabic” among Arab young, and its harmful impact on the language

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