The Value of Language | Cultural Take Out

15 February 2021

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

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

23 September 2020

In her own words: I want to tell my children stories in my mother tongue

Qatar Foundation university student, Shaikha AlKubaisi, talks about her passion for Arabic.

12 January 2021

QF expert: How the legacy of the Arabic language needs to be taken forward today

Dr. Basma A. S. Dajani, Professor of Arabic Language at Qatar Foundation member Hamad Bin Khalifa University, sheds light on the challenges the Arabic language is facing at the start of a new decade, and how it can respond to them.

2 March 2022

In his own words: We must give priority to our mother language

Nasser Bakheet Al-Naimi, an 11-year-old QF student, is already the author of Two Arabic stories. He sends a message to his generation about the importance of embracing the Arabic language.