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Every year on September 30th, we celebrate International Translation Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the incredible work of translators, interpreters, and linguists who make communication across languages and cultures possible. This day is not just a celebration of language professionals but a reminder of the essential role they play in fostering global understanding, cooperation, and progress.
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E-commerce is big business in the Middle East and North Africa — a boom e-Arabization has years of experience supporting through language services.
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Arabic is a language of growing economic importance in the Middle East-North Africa region, but its influence doesn’t stop there. In the western world, educational and public institutions are also reporting growing popularity for the language’s study, with speakers finding all manner of practical uses for their multilingualism.
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Interested in learning Arabic? Whether you’re planning a trip to an Arabic-speaking country or want to try reading Arabic literature in its original language, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the best resources for those who want to start learning Arabic.
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Given its status as an official language of the United Nations and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that many of the words we use on a daily basis have their origins in the Arabic language.
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Arabic is spoken natively by more than 400 million people worldwide — it’s a truly global language whose impact is hard to overstate.
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Promoting the Arabic language is a top priority among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members – such a priority, in fact, that it’s receiving attention among the very top of the economic partnership’s leadership.
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As we’ve already explored, there is no shortage of challenges in building AI systems for the Arabic language. So why are massive corporations sinking significant resources into the task?
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AI is projected by most experts to be an important tool in the toolset for Arabic countries seeking to expand their tech economies. But developing AI systems that work well within the Arabic-speaking world’s many dialects is easier said than done.
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Netflix has long been considered the king of entertainment streaming — but no one gets to be the king forever. Sure enough, that royal status may be in danger in Arabic-speaking countries, with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that the streaming giant is likely to lose its crown by 2029.
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There’s been no shortage of news about recent efforts to expand the importance of the Arabic language in international business, culture, scholarship, computer technology, and more.
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There are over 222 million Arabic-speaking web users, with 2020 projections forecasting a potential USD $2.5 trillion in online revenue. Despite the obvious financial incentives, however, many companies seeking to expand internationally haven’t yet considered adding the Arab-speaking world to its business portfolio. There are several reasons for that, all to be explored throughout this white paper
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For video and entertainment producers, the promise of videos redubbed in foreign languages with the press of a button is too enticing to ignore, potentially saving immense time and money investments casting, directing, and recording actors for the job.
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It’s no surprise that the MENA region is making some noise for the video game industry. After all, it’s attracting increased localization investment from game publishers thanks to its growing population of young, upwardly mobile professionals. But it’s not just casual and hobbyist gamers lighting up the MENA region — it’s also the pros.
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Since its earliest days, the language and localization industry has relied on and thrived off the work and talent of its female linguists. And in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates — it’s the same story.
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