St John’s College Library has received a significant donation of Arabic-script manuscripts from Professor Julia Bray.

Wed, Mar 18, 2026 The holy celebration of Eid-al-Fitr is starting for millions of people around the world on Thursday. But ...

Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maaloula was attacked in Syria’s civil war. Its residents are determined to rebuild–and preserve their mother tongue from extinction.

A investigation by The Jerusalem Post, reveals over 78,000 citations to IRGC-linked media on Wikipedia, exposing vulnerabilities to state-sponsored influence and manipulation of narratives.

Street protests and prolonged campaigns were organised to secure a better deal for the language — and, among some groups, for Marathi as well. Yet decades later, how have Goa’s languages actually ...

A short Arabic document pulled from a centuries-old refuse pile in Sudan has given historians their first written proof that ...

Steered by women and social media, Arabic calligraphy is seeing a resurgence in South India as an art form, beyond religious texts like the Quran ...

Urdu, aka Spoken Hindustani — the common man’s language, has been the prominent vernacular bridge connecting various regions ...

This year’s Language Conference (LANGCON) and Best Linguist Competition (BLING) brought together linguists from military ...

When global headlines group Iran with countries such as Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, many assume they all share the same ethnic roots. Iran is located in West Asia, m ...

When headlines mention Iran alongside Saudi Arabia or the UAE, many assume they are all Arab nations. The geography seems similar. The religion, largely Islam, appears similar too. So the assumption ...