{"id":19582,"date":"2020-12-21T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=19582"},"modified":"2020-12-20T19:14:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T19:14:26","slug":"world-arabic-language-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/world-arabic-language-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Arabic Language Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Friday \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629<\/strong>, the 18th<\/sup>. Dec. 2020, was the world Arabic language day \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a \u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong>. In 2012, UNESCO -\u0645\u0646\u0638\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0– decided to dedicate\u00a0 \u0642\u0631\u0631\u062a \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064f\u062e\u0635\u0651\u0635 this day \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 to celebrate the Arabic language \u0644\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 , its diversity \u0648\u062a\u0646\u0648\u0651\u0639\u0647\u0627 and legacy \u0648\u0625\u0631\u062b\u0647\u0627<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019ll look at how the day was celebrated and talk about a Saudi initiative \u0645\u064f\u0628\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong> that was started to promote Arabic in everyday life.<\/p>\n

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The celebration of the day \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s start with how this day was celebrated by Twitter users. Many Arabic speakers posted about the importance of \u0623\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629 preserving Arabic \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0641\u0627\u0638 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 by speaking it daily \u00a0\u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0651\u062b \u0628\u0647\u0627 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u064b\u0627 and taking pride in it \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0632\u0627\u0632 \u0628\u0647\u0627 <\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Those posts included two main hashtags (in Arabic & English) hashtags ><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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#\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a_\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0647_\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0647<\/a><\/p>\n

#ArabicLanguageDay<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Every year, UNESCO discusses one theme in relation to Arabic and its future. The theme of <\/strong>\u0645\u0648\u0636\u0648\u0639 the virtual panel discussion \u062d\u0644\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0634\/\u0627\u0644\u0646\u062f\u0648\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0641\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629<\/strong> for this year \u0644\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645<\/strong> \u00a0was titled \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/strong> : ‘Arabic Language Academies: Necessity or Luxury?’ \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629: \u0636\u0631\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0623\u0645 \u062a\u0631\u0641\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0to look into the<\/strong> use of Arabic in academia \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0643\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0645\u064a and enhance its role within it<\/strong> \u00a0\u0648\u062a\u0639\u0632\u064a\u0632 \u062f\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u064a\u0647<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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“Speak in Arabic”<\/u> Initiative “\u0645\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0631\u0629 “\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0651\u062b \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Finally, I\u2019d like to draw your attention to an interesting and useful twitter account you can follow (see photo below).<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to visit their account.<\/p>\n

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The screenshot is for the twitter account dedicate to an initative \u0645\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0631\u0629<\/strong> that has started by a Saudi youth group \u0628\u062f\u0623\u0647\u0627 \u0634\u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a<\/strong> more than a year ago, to revive the Arabic language in everyday life \u0644\u062a\u0641\u0639\u064a\u0644\/\u0625\u0639\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0625\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 <\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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To spread the word about their work, they use the hashtag >><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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#\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b_\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Or speak Arabic<\/em><\/p>\n

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To celebrate the Arabic Language Day, they made a video that addresses the importance of speaking Arabic the correct way (Saudi dialect, in this case – but also Arabic in general) and not break its rule \u0639\u062f\u0645 \u0643\u0633\u0631 \u0642\u0648\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0647\u0627<\/strong> or simplify it\u00a0 \u062a\u0628\u0633\u064a\u0637\u0647\u0627<\/strong> when using it with non-natives (e.g. the Asian workforce \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0622\u0633\u064a\u0648\u064a\u0629 that make up \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u064a\u062a\u0634\u0643\u0651\u0644 \u00a0a large number \u0639\u062f\u062f \u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631 of the labour force in Saudi \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 <\/strong>) .<\/p>\n

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You can see the <\/strong>video<\/strong> below>><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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