UM minor in Arabic possible
When someone asks Arabic lecturer Samir Bitar if he has tenure, he laughs and says,
Montana Kaimin,
Tue Dec 01 01:16:43 PST 2009
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Ayna.com, the Most Visited Arabic Search Engine, Selects Basis Technology for Mult...
Ayna Joins Ask, Bing, Google, Yahoo! and Other Leading Search Engines in Deploying Rosette for Web Search in Multiple Languages
Marketwire,
Wed Dec 02 08:19:38 PST 2009
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Mneimneh to push Arabic, French in schools
Education Minister Hassan Mneimneh headed on Monday a meeting for the committee tasked with implementing a training project focusing on teaching methods to integrate the French and Arabic l...
The Daily Star Lebanon,
Mon Nov 30 13:49:01 PST 2009
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Ayna.com, the Most Visited Arabic Search Engine, Selects Basis Technology for Mult...
CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - 12/02/09) - Basis Technology Corporation ( www.basistech.com ) today announced that Ayna has integrated the Rosette Linguistics Platform to provide Internet use...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance,
Wed Dec 02 08:15:00 PST 2009
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Ian Brown's Arabic music
Ian Brown is penning English lyrics for a Middle Eastern pop star who usually records in Arabic.
Bangshowbiz via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News,
Mon Nov 30 00:00:00 PST 2009
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Swiss Muslims urged to seekremoval of ban on minarets
Qatar
Gulf Times,
Wed Dec 02 18:00:14 PST 2009
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Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder
An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of sold...
AP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 02 23:41:08 PST 2009
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WMU would benefit from addition of Arabic major
By Hassan Al-Momani Western Herald Arabic has become one of the important international languages taught at American universities. This is due to the strong relationships between America an...
Western Herald,
Sun Nov 29 19:22:50 PST 2009
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Arab journalist throws shoe at Iraqi shoe thrower
An Arabic-speaking man on Tuesday hurled a shoe at the Iraqi journalist who one year earlier had thrown shoes at former US president George W. Bush.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Tue Dec 01 08:27:39 PST 2009
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Muslim Punk Rock: A Mash-Up of Piety and Politics
For Muslim punks in the U.S., there is plenty to rebel against -- theAmerican 'establishment,' for sure, as well as the strict codes of their ownreligion
Time Magazine,
Thu Dec 03 01:34:49 PST 2009
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The Web Learns Arabic
Most people use the internet without thinking about how it actually works. They type in a domain name and are taken to the website they want. But for the hundreds of millions of people arou...
Business Today Egypt,
Tue Dec 01 05:39:17 PST 2009
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Yahoo buys Arabic Web portal Maktoob.com
Yahoo has agreed to buy Maktoob.com, an Arabian portal combining news, business and sports information with mail and chat services.
IT World,
Tue Dec 01 04:19:23 PST 2009
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Dubai mega-tower `last hurrah' to age of excess
When work began in 2004 to build the world's tallest tower, Dubai's confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing board or rising from the sands.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 02 15:10:53 PST 2009
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Arabic-speaking students adjusting to life in Knox
Thuraya Alameri, 14, has only been in the United States for 11 months, but her English has already improved dramatically. She's paying extra attention in her English as a Second Language (E...
Knoxville News Sentinel,
Mon Nov 30 20:03:35 PST 2009
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Egypt: Village changes name after Algerian clashes
Egypt: Village changes name after Algerian clashes (AKI) - An Egyptian village called al-Jaza'ir, which means Algeria in Arabic, has decided to change its name after recent clashes between ...
Adnkronos,
Tue Dec 01 22:35:01 PST 2009
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Review: Arvada Center gives "Joseph" fresh coat ***1/2
Say what you will about "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," which approaches the biblical story of Jacob and his rotten sons with all the sanctity of a Monty Python Jazzercise c...
Denver Post,
Thu Dec 03 00:22:39 PST 2009
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World's Friendliest Countries
These nations are the most hospitable to expatriates, according to a new report.
Forbes,
Wed Dec 02 15:56:52 PST 2009
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Army Charges Hasan with Attempted Murder
In Addition to 13 Murder Charges, Fort Hood Shooting Spree Suspect Now Faces 32 Counts of Attempted Premeditated Murder
CBS News,
Wed Dec 02 15:00:08 PST 2009
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In Iraq's African Enclave, Color Is Plainly Seen
BASRA, Iraq -- Officially, Iraq is a colorblind society that in the tradition of Prophet Muhammad treats black people with equality and respect.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Wed Dec 02 23:27:01 PST 2009
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