UPDATE NOTE: The press release has been amended to clarify the scope of the early grade assessments in paragraph 3. A quote by the World Bank Practice Manager for Education in MENA has also been added ...

FORT IRWIN — When you talk to an Iraqi, be prepared to get up close and personal. Hugs and kisses are not out of the question. Seif El Masek Gattas, an Egyptian-American who is assistant professor in ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The number of Iraqi Kurds who speak Arabic fluently has declined significantly since the 1990s, even though Arabic is the second official language in Kurdistan and the primary ...

While the English Firsters froth about Spanish signs, the rest of us can just weep at how American insularity, isolationism and good old-fashioned mulish ignorance undermine our every attempt to act ...

Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with over 400 million speakers. Historically, it has played a significant role in religious, literary and academic traditions. However, in an ...

An Arabic linguist advises Iraqi soldiers on how to set battle positions to avoid friendly fire during a training event at Camp Taji, Iraq, in 2015. (Sgt. Cody Quinn/Army) Over the past several years, ...