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Iranian regime relying on foreign militias to bolster security efforts, suppress protests - report

Iran’s government has not officially acknowledged the role of these foreign militias.

A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) gestures during an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025; illustrative.
Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

The language gap – and why it matters - opinion

Dongola. Qashqash Manuscript.

Polish archaeologists find evidence of legendary king hidden in south Sudan - study

A woman moves her hair while standing on a rooftop as smoke rises in the distance over Tehran following reported explosions in the city, on March 03, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

JCFA International Women’s Day project brings together voices from across the Middle East


Jerusalem municipality offers quick, subsidized Arabic course

The first meeting of this program will be held this coming Wednesday and all attendees must present proof of vaccination or recovery from the coronavirus.

A cleaning operation in Jerusalem

Election survey: 87% of Israeli Arabs support entering or supporting gov't

Whether enough Jewish parties would be willing to sit with Arabic parties in order to form a government however, remains a different question altogether.

An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

Int'l Mother Tongue Day finds most Middle Eastern children multilingual

Speaking one language in school and speak another at home can be a "big problem" but new approaches could help, expert says.

Students attend class in the Nafit 1, a modern school built with the aid of a grant from Kuwait, in Basra, southeast of Baghdad November 2, 2014. A country that used to have one of the finest education systems in the Middle East is struggling to provide school students with the basic opportunity to

More Israelis are learning to speak Arabic than ever before

More Jewish Israelis are taking classes in spoken Arabic than ever before, both in formal and informal frameworks.

A page from Madrasa’s free online courses in Arabic for Hebrew speakers.

Israeli novel becomes first to be translated into Arabic in Morocco

"As a Moroccan Jew, I have come to realize a dream: that my works are read in my hometown is a source of great personal pride" • "there is yearning for the old times when Jews and Moslems coexisted"

The novel “A Girl in a Blue Shirt," written by Prof. Gabriel Bensimhon

It’s time for a semitically bilingual leader in Israel

Not being able to communicate directly to the 21% of Arab-Israelis in their language is practically a political sin.

CANADA’S CONSERVATIVE PARTY leader Erin O’Toole speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in October.

Birth preparation course in Arabic aims to tackle taboos in Arab society

The course includes five sessions and provides valuable information for soon-to-be parents about pregnancy and the lively process of giving birth.

Nurse-midwife Rania Sakas-Manasah, the Galilee Medical Center.

Keren Grinspoon Israel names new executive director

Arbel will replacing Galina Vromen, who is retiring from her role after serving KGI and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation for 18 years.

KGI's largest initiative, Sifriyat Pijama, which runs in partnership with the Education Ministry, works towards improving and promoting literacy across the world.

Arabic and Farsi videos mock US election ballot count

It's not only Americans who are sharing funny memes on the election - the Middle East is too.

A supporter of US President Donald Trump dressed with the US flag colors and a mask depicting Trump gives a thumbs up as votes continue to be counted. November 6, 2020

Israel’s secret weapon: 800 channels on social media

Relations with Arab world, country’s global standing improve thanks to social media department deep within Foreign Ministry.

The announcement of the Abraham Accords on IsraelArabic Twitter - Translation: Peace is possible