I established this website to promote education, help students in my community learning the Arabic language as a second language and to post our community cultural activities online.. Serving my community, immigrants, schools, universities, professionals, researchers and others who are interested in learning Arabic and studying Arabic and Islamic cultures.
Arabic in the United States of America and Worldwide
Arabic in 2025: Key Statistics & Trends
Official Arabic-Speaking Nations
There are 22 states that have Arabic as an official language, and they are all mostly Arab League members. They are:
In the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Palestine.
In North Africa: Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Mauritania.
In the Horn of Africa: Somalia, Djibouti, Comoros.
New in 2025:
Stake in Regional Geopolitics: Chad and Eritrea are the freshest additions to the linguistic list as Arabic stands declared an official co-language. This just increases the linguistic diversity.
STARTALK is the newest of the component programs of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) announced by former President Bush in January of 2006. The initiative seeks to expand and improve the teaching and learning of strategically important world languages that are not now widely taught in the US. Other programs under the NSLI umbrella include Title VI/Fulbright Hays programs of the US Department of Education, The National Security Education program of the National Defense University, and study abroad and exchange programs of the US Department of State. (http://startalk.umd.edu/about)
ACTFL The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is a national membership organization dedicated to promoting the study of languages and cultures as an integral component of American education and society.Please visit ACTFL WEBSITE here.
Yemen Through Our Eyes, We are a group of Americans, Spaniards, French, and many others who are living and studying at the Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies. http://yementhroughoureyes.wordpress.com/
