Surveys: Middle Eastern Languages

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Students Tune in to Middle East [incl. Dany Doueiri]
March 10, 2010 - Contra Costa Times

Students Stress Importance Of Arabic
March 9, 2010 - The Daily Iowan

Arabic School in America [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
February 26, 2010 - The Khaleej Times

Students Ask For Middle Eastern Language Classes
February 25, 2010 - The Daily Trojan (University of Southern California)

Arabic Classes Popular Amongst University of Iowa Students
February 24, 2010 - J-MC Global (Blog of the University of Iowa)

Professor's Death Leaves Arabic Program's Future Hazy
February 10, 2010 - The Daily Cougar (student newspaper of the University of Houston)

Students Take Lead in Chinese Course
February 8, 2010 - The Centre Daily Times

Focus On Basics Cuts Foreign Language Back
February 7, 2010 - The Wichita Eagle

Kurdish Language Class Makes Way [incl. Kari Neely]
February 7, 2010 - The Sidelines (student newspaper of Middle Tennessee State University)

Islamic Concentration Benefits Students
January 28, 2010 - The Kenyon Collegian

Expand Your Horizons [incl. Giselle Khoury]
January 25, 2010 - Boston University Today

Glimpse Culture With Arabic Language Course
January 22, 2010 - Reno Gazette-Journal

College Expands Foreign Language Offerings With New Arabic Program
December 21, 2009 - Connecticut College News

Proposal Decreases Language Semesters
November 30, 2009 - The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin)

Study Finds Arabic Textbooks Are Riddled With Errors, Typos
November 19, 2009 - Haaretz

Arabic Classes Still Offered at CMU, Approved for University Program Courses
November 18, 2009 - Central Michigan Life

Mayor Daley, Chicago Public School Officials Announce Expansion Of Arabic Language Program
November 11, 2009 - Chicago Press Release Services

More Chicago Public Schools Students to Learn Arabic
November 10, 2009 - Chicago Breaking News

Arabic Classes Coming to Three More Chicago Schools
November 9, 2009 - The Chicago Sun-Times

CPS Gets $888,000 Grant for Arabic
November 9, 2009 - WLS-TV News (ABC 7)

CPS Gets $888,000 Federal Grant for Arabic Language Programs
November 9, 2009 - City Room (Blog of Chicago Public Radio)

Foreign Language Students Unprepared For Global Economy
November 6, 2009 - The Spectator (Student Newspaper of Hamilton College)

Fremont Charter Hopes to Start Nation's First Arabic Immersion Program
November 3, 2009 - The San Jose Mercury News

Only English Spoken
October 26, 2009 - Inside Higher Ed

Question for Cornell
October 25, 2009 - The Ithaca Journal

Boston University Professor Trains Scholars in Ancient Arabic
October 21, 2009 - The Bay State Banner (Boston, MA)

Bringing Middle East to Midwest [on Reham Othman; incl. Steve Tamari]
October 15, 2009 - alestlelive.com (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville)

Arabic Language, Culture Classes Start Fall 2010
October 1, 2009 - Utah Statesman (student newspaper of Utah State University)

CU Adds Program in Kuwait
September 24, 2009 - The Daily Camera (Univ. of Colorado, Boulder)

Duval Students Expanding Their Horizons in Arabic
September 19, 2009 - The Florida Times-Union

MCPS to Offer Arabic Language Classes
September 17, 2009 - KPAX News (Montana)

Arabic as a Foreign Language
September 17, 2009 - Arabic Language in America Blog

Enrollment In Arabic Soars
September 16, 2009 - Yale Daily News

Local Grant to Add Arabic Language Courses to MCPS Middle, High Schools
September 16, 2009 - The Missoulian

Missoula Schools to Add Arabic to Class List
September 16, 2009 - The Associated Press

Arabic to be Introduced in Missoula County Schools
September 16, 2009 - KECI-TV

UM, Missoula Schools Win Grant to Offer Arabic Classes
September 15, 2009 - The Clark Fork Chronicle

$12.4 Million Awarded to School Systems in 24 States, D.C. to Promote Instruction of Critical Foreign Languages
September 15, 2009 - Media-Newswire.com

Moroccan Odyssey: Erin Schutte Spends Seven Weeks Studying Arabic in North African Country
September 5, 2009 - Worthington Daily Globe

School Shows Off for Secretary of Education
August 31, 2009 - MyFoxMemphis.com

Memphis a Stop on Secretary of Education's Listening Tour
August 31, 2009 - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Centre County Schools: Students To See Changes
August 30, 2009 - The Centre Daily Times

Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab Programs Resign at High Rate
August 27, 2009 - Medill Reports, Northwestern University

First Day for New MSU Faculty
August 25, 2009 - KFYR-TV

Smooth Opening For Coppell Charter School That Offers Arabic, French
August 24, 2009 - The Dallas Morning News

Dallas-Fort Worth Public Schools Start Classes Today
August 24, 2009 - The Dallas Morning News

Memphis High School Adds Arabic Class
August 22, 2009 - The Associated Press

Arabic Studies Expands At USM
August 20, 2009 - WDAM-TV

Student Discovers Best Way to Learn Language is to Be There
August 15, 2009 - Columbus Local News

Three Courses that Should Be Offered at UM-St. Louis
August 10, 2009 - The Current (University of Missouri, St. Louis)

Whitehaven High Goes Global With Arabic Class
August 9, 2009 - Memphis Commercial Appeal

In Fighting Radical Islam, Tricky Course for U.S. Aid
July 30, 2009 - The Washington Post

Arabic For Teens Gaining Momentum
July 25, 2009 - Deseret News

As Interest in Middle East and Arabic Increases in the West, Yemen Offers Unique Environment for Students
July 25, 2009 - Yemen Observer

Fulbright Scholar Held in Visa Probe [on Tharwat Alasadi]
July 22, 2009 - The Greenville News (SC)

Manara School: How Do You Cry "Foul" In Arabic?
May 26, 2009 - Blog of The Dallas Morning News

School Was First Elementary in State to Require Arabic [on Amana Academy]
May 4, 2009 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Support for Language Learning Key in Global Relations
April 22, 2009 - The Daily Iowan

Arabic -- Advances and Constraints
March 20, 2009 - Inside Higher Ed

Report Highlights Challenges of Expanding Study-Abroad Opportunities in the Middle East
March 20, 2009 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Educators Work to Increase U.S. Study Abroad in the Arab World; New Report Examines Challenges, Opportunities
March 19, 2009 - AScribe: The Public Interest Newswire

Arabic Department Sees Rise in Interest [at Temple U.; incl. Gordon Witty]
March 3, 2009 - The Temple News

Language Lecturers Look to Define Career Path [incl. Taoufik Ben-Amor]
February 12, 2009 - The Columbia Spectator

Limit Use of Arabic at High Schools
January 18, 2009 - Press & Guide Newspapers

Students Take On Difficult Arabic Language [in Charlestown, MA]
November 11, 2008 - TheBostonChannel.com

SW Suburban District May Add Arabic Classes
November 5, 2008 - Chicago Breaking News (incl. WGN, Chicago Tribune)

Move Forward on Language Offerings
October 7, 2008 - The Marquette Tribune

Arabic, More Mandarin Sought for Curriculum
October 7, 2008 - The Marquette Tribune

Setting A New Course [incl. Uri Horesh]
October 6, 2008 - The Sunday News (Lancaster, Pa.)

U.S. Scholar Translating Iranian Novel "Ismaeil" [On Paul Sprachman]
October 6, 2008 - Mehr News Agency

For Hopley, Arabic ‘Not Just a Flash in the Pan' [incl. Russell Hopley]
October 3, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient

University Considers Creating Middle Eastern Studies Program [incl. Bruce Masters]
October 3, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus

Casper College Begins Offering Arabic
September 29, 2008 - Associated Press

Community School Breaks Language Barrier [on Arabic instruction in Idaho]
September 26, 2008 - Idaho Mountain Express

Language Class Enrollment on the Rise
September 25, 2008 - The Georgetown Voice

Cal State San Bernardino Starts New Year with New Buildings [incl. new Arabic major]
September 25, 2008 - The Sun (San Bernardino)

Middle East Education Gets Support in D.C. [incl. Mahmoud al-Batal]
September 24, 2008 - The Daily Texan

Schenectady Students Taking to Arabic Classes
September 22, 2008 - The Daily Gazette

New Majors Attract Students in First Year [incl. Beatrice Gruendler, Ellen Lust-Okar]
September 18, 2008 - Yale Daily News

Morocco the Site of Newest Abroad Program
September 17, 2008 - The Daily Free Press (Boston University)

University of California at Davis Leads the Way in Relations with Iranian-American Community
September 17, 2008 - PARSA Community Foundation

Queen's Introduces Arabic Language Course
September 16, 2008 - The Queen's Journal (Kingston, ON)

Arabic Program Hires 2 New Faculty [on the University of Iowa; incl. Asila Al Ma'Awali, Hope Fitzgerald]
September 11, 2008 - The Daily Iowan

Chagrin Falls HS Joining National Trend of Teaching Arabic to Students
September 10, 2008 - WKYC-TV (Cleveland, Ohio)

Student Advocates Arabic Culture [on Saad Alshahrani, WSU Arabic Language and Culture program]
September 9, 2008 - The Daily Evergreen

Middle Eastern Program Expands [at Syracuse University; incl. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Rania Habib, MESA]
September 8, 2008 - The Daily Orange (Syracuse Univ.)

Eastern Brings Back Arabic [on Eastern Kentucky University]
September 4, 2008 - The Eastern Progress Online

Bioinformatics and Other Studies Arrive [incl. Persian, Arabic, and Islamic Studies]
September 4, 2008 - The Daily Aztec (San Diego State Univ.)

Widely Used Arabic Textbook Called Anti-Western [on "Al-Kitaab"; incl. Abbas Al-Tonsi, Ahmad Dallal]
August 29, 2008 - The Hoya (Georgetown University)

Islamic School Hopes Sun Rises on Plans for Expansion [on Sunrise Academy in Hilliard, OH]
August 26, 2008 - The Columbus (OH) Local News

Jordan University Officials Visit Univ. of North Dakota, Talk Partnership [incl. Arabic language study]
August 15, 2008 - The Grand Forks Herald

Southern Miss to Offer Arabic language Course [on the University of Southern Mississippi; incl. Nabil Abdelfattah]
August 15, 2008 - Hattiesburg American

Arabic Classes Popular At Bell High School [Bell, California]
August 14, 2008 - KNBC (TV Los Angeles)

Plumbing the Pages [on "Al-Kitaab," Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi, et al.]
August 11, 2008 - Washington Jewish Week

Plumbing the Pages [on the Georgetown University Press Arabic textbook "Al-Kitaab"; incl. Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi]
August 7, 2008 - Washington Jewish Week

Charter School Proposal on Caddo Agenda [incl. Arabic instruction]
August 2, 2008 - Shreveport Times

Norfolk Teens Learn Arabic Through Summer Program [incl. Nadia Laassouli]
July 28, 2008 - The Virginian-Pilot

LeBaron to Help Connect Portland State Univ. and Qatar [on Joseph LeBaron, John Damis]
July 23, 2008 - The Vanguard (Portland State University)

Students Absorbing Arabic Culture [on Cal State San Bernardino]
July 22, 2008 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA)

Marhaba [on Arabic instruction at the University of Oklahoma; incl. Mohammad T. Alhawary]
July 17, 2008 - The Norman Transcript

Oklahoma University Awarded $1.3M Language Grant
July 16, 2008 - The Oklahoman

Immersed in Arabic: Quiet UW-L Campus Good Place to Learn Other Languages [on the University of Wisconsin-Madison; incl. Mary Youssef]
July 11, 2008 - La Crosse Tribune

Students Study the Middle East, But on Their Own [on Middle East studies and Arabic at Bryn Mawr]
July 9, 2008 - The Bi-College News

Kindergartners Urged to Learn Key Languages [on Fairfax, VA schools; incl. Arabic]
July 8, 2008 - Associated Press

Ware Students Offered Arabic [at Ware Jr. Sr. High, Ware, MA; incl. Farida Ellouizi]
July 7, 2008 - The Republican (Springfield, MA)

Cal State S.B. Students Immerse Themselves in Arabic [incl. the Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies]
July 6, 2008 - The Press Enterprise

Teaching Arabic and Propaganda [on "Al-Kitaab"]
July 5, 2008 - The Washington Post

A School Steeped in Tolerance Adds a Course That Tests It [on Arabic courses at Friends Seminary in NYC; ref. the Khalil Gibran International Academy]
June 20, 2008 - New York Times

Students Learn Different Languages [on the University of Kansas; incl. Arabic]
June 19, 2008 - The University Daily Kansan

Lehman College Offers New Program in Middle Eastern Studies [on City College of New York]
June 19, 2008 - The CUNY News Wire

Push for Americans to Learn Arabic Abroad [on the America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.]
June 18, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed

Delta Students Learn Foreign Languages at Summer Camp [incl. Arabic, Mississippi Valley State Univ.]
June 17, 2008 - The Greenwood Commonwealth (Greenwood, MS)

Heb-Row Avoided at School [incl. Khalil Gibran International Academy]
June 16, 2008 - The New York Post

Charter Schools Shouldn't Promote Islam [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
June 14, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

Language Professor Says Learning Languages Leads to Understanding [incl. Muhammad Eissa]
June 11, 2008 - KCPW (Salt Lake City)

Keep Language Alive in the UC System
June 5, 2008 - City On a Hill Press (UC Santa Cruz)

Mega-Donor Throws Clout Behind Hebrew Charter School [incl. Khalil Gibran International Academy]
May 29, 2008 - The Jewish Daily Forward

The Upright Man Is Safe [on Arabic study in New Haven schools]
May 28, 2008 - The New Haven Independent

Northville Junior heading to Morocco for Six Weeks [on Arabic study]
May 24, 2008 - Hometownlife.com (Northville, MI)

Campaign Seeks Arabic Classes in High School [in metro Chicago]
May 21, 2008 - The Southtown Star (Chicago)

Offer Arabic Language Classes at Local Schools [on Chicago public schools]
May 16, 2008 - Southwest News-Herald

Virginia Commonwealth University Student Gets Borden Scholarships from Defense Dept.
May 12, 2008 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

UW–Madison Receives Federal Grant for Middle East Studies [incl. Uli Schamiloglu]
May 8, 2008 - Division of International Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison

To the Mideast, With Love
May 2, 2008 - Daily Herald

More CPS students Can Learn Arabic
May 1, 2008 - Chicago Sun-Times

Professor Talks Islam, Politics in the Arab World
April 25, 2008 - Yale Herald

War in Iraq Opens Employment Opportunities for Those Trained in Arabic Language
April 23, 2008 - WKTV-Utica, New York

Das Ende for German at USC
April 11, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed

"Critical Foreign Languages" Taught in More Schools [incl. Arabic]
April 10, 2008 - The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Arabic Class Offers Fresh Perspective on Culture [on the University of Missouri, St. Louis; incl. Laura El Hage Chehade]
April 7, 2008 - The Current

Schools to Teach Arabic [on Schenectady, NY]
April 3, 2008 - Times Union

Taste, Touch of Middle East only as far as UW-Green Bay
April 2, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette

UWGB Club Hosting Arabic Day Tuesday on Campus
March 28, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette

How an International Approach Can Help Your Degree [incl. Middle East studies, languages]
March 26, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report

Interest in Arabic and Chinese Soars at Local Colleges
March 24, 2008 - The Buffalo News

Campus Ends Affiliation With Arabic Course [on UC Berkeley]
March 20, 2008 - The Daily Californian

CMU to Offer Arabic, Chinese Languages
March 18, 2008 - Inside CMU (Central Michigan University)

Arabic Program Receives Grant [on Springbrook High School, MD]
March 12, 2008 - The Springbrook High School Blueprint

Intrigue Helps Fuel Language Studies [on Arabic lang. instruction in Utah public schools]
March 9, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Are Taxpayers Footing the Bill for an Islamic Public School in Minnesota? [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
March 9, 2008 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Arabic Department Sees Unusually High Turnover [on Middlebury College, Vermont]
March 6, 2008 - The Middlebury Campus

Controversial Arabic Public School May Move to Fort Greene [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
March 6, 2008 - The Epoch Times

Lawmakers Give a Boost to Foreign Language Classes [incl. Arabic]
March 6, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune

PC Recommends Middle Eastern Minor [at Colby College, Maine]
March 5, 2008 - The Colby Echo

Bringing the Arab World to U.S. Classrooms [on Arabic lang. instruction]
March 4, 2008 - Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Arabic Class Thinks Globally [on Cholla High Magnet School in Tucson, AZ]
March 4, 2008 - Arizona Daily Star

Two Steps Forward [on Arabic language and Middle East studies courses]
February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College)

Informal Arabic Class Aims to Fill Course Gap
February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College)

Faculty, Students Ask for Mideast Studies Major [incl. Mohammad Salama]
February 21, 2008 - The Golden Gate (San Francisco State University)

Editorial [on Richard Judd & Norton Mezvinsky's efforts to create the International University of Iraq (IUI); Middle East studies at CCSU]
February 20, 2008 - The Recorder (Central Connecticut State University)

Middle East Program Expands with New Professor Hires [on Northwestern University; incl. Muhammad Umar, Carl Petry, Elizabeth Hurd]
February 15, 2008 - The Daily Northwestern

New Courses Require Demand [on U. of Minnesota; incl. Arabic, Persian, Urdu]
February 8, 2008 - The Minnesota Daily

Professors Question Language Requirements [incl. Arabic]
February 7, 2008 - Yale Daily News

New Islamic Studies and Arabic Minor Emerges [at Swarthmore]
February 5, 2008 - The Daily Gazette (Swarthmore College)

Jerusalem Program Won't Cut It [overseas Arabic study at the U. of Chicago]
January 29, 2008 - The Chicago Maroon

Neill Public Library to offer Arabic Class [on Washington State University; incl. Saad Alshahrani and Naglla Aly]
January 23, 2008 - The Daily Evergreen

Students Aim for Competitive Edge [on langage courses in Ventura County colleges, incl. Arabic]
January 22, 2008 - Ventura County Star

Al-Babtain Library to Set Up Arabic Language Center in US [on the forthcoming Kuwaiti-funded Arabic Language Center in Eckerd College, Florida]
January 22, 2008 - Arab Times (Kuwait)

Fresno State offers Classes in Arabic, Persian Languages
January 21, 2008 - The Fresno Bee

Speaking in Tongues [incl. Abdelhafid Missouri of Temple U.]
January 16--22, 2008 - Philadelphia Weekly

Students Drawn to New Languages [at the U. of Florida]
January 15, 2008 - The Independent Florida Gator

Institute to Teach Foreign Language in 4 Weeks [on Wesleyan University]
January 15, 2008 - The Wesleyan Connection

Arabic Language Course Offered for the First Time [on University of Nevada-Reno]
January 15, 2008 - Nevada News (University of Nevada)

Bridging the Language Gap [Yamada Language Center at U. of Oregon; Mohamed Jemmali]
January 10, 2008 - Oregon Daily Emerald (University of Oregon)

Dunlap Approves Arabic Instruction [in Peoria, IL]
January 10, 2008 - The Journal Star (Peoria, IL)

Dunlap, ICC Could Offer Arabic [on Dunlap High School and Illinois Central College]
January 9, 2008 - Peoria Journal Star (Illinois)

Arabic Stretches High School Students' Skills [Tucson Unified School District]
January 8, 2008 - Associated Press

Popularity of Arabic on rise at Salem State [on Salem State College, Massachusetts]
January 2, 2008 - The Salem News

Bridging Cultures, and Taking Arabic to Iowa
January 2, 2008 - New York Times

Language Courses May Get Big Boost [on Utah schools, incls. Arabic]
December 23, 2007 - Deseret Morning News

Dept Brings Texas Twang to the Arabic Language [on University of Texas at Austin, Mahmoud Al-Batal ]
December 13, 2007 - News from the University of Texas at Austin

Foreign Language Classes Increase in Popularity [incl. Arabic]
December 6, 2007 - The Ithacan (Ithaca College)

Univ. Helps Middlebury Hebrew Summer Program [incl. Vardit Ringvald]
December 4, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.)

Interest in Arabic Increasing
December 4, 2007 - The Maneater (University of Missouri, Columbia)

Students Look Eastward for New Languages [on Arabic lang. instruction at U. of Pennsylvania]
December 4, 2007 - The Daily Pennsylvanian

Students Ask Department for Continuation of Arabic Language Course [on San Jose State University]
December 3, 2007 - Spartan Daily (San Jose State University)

Middle East Studies Committee Providing Opportunity to Study in Arab Countries
December 3, 2007 - The Herald of Arkansas State University

Students Hope to Expand Arabic Language Program [on the University of New Hampshire]
November 30, 2007 - The New Hampshire

Arabic Skills Essential During Conflict in Middle East, Professor Says [on San Antonio College, Arabic lecturer Saeda Tomnbay]
November 30, 2007 - The Ranger (San Antonio, TX)

Should Schools Teach Chinese, Arabic? [on New Jersey school districts]
November 30, 2007 - The Record (New Jersey)

Arabic Cracks the Top Ten Languages Studied by College Students in US
November 30, 2007 - U. Town: The Columbia Missourian's Higher Education Blog

Hype vs. Reality in Arabic Enrollment Boom [quotes profs. Mahmoud Al-Batal, Karin Ryding, Martha Schulte-Nafeh, Kirk Belnap]
November 29, 2007 - Insider Higher Education

Across the Nation, Foreign Language Study on the Rise [incl. Arabic]
November 27, 2007 - The Daily Californian

Language Study Serves Much Good [incl. Arabic]
November 27, 2007 - Bismarck Tribune (N. Dakota)

Current Events Spur Interest in Islamic Studies [incl. Arabic]
November 27, 2007 - Inside Vandy (Vanderbilt University)

Learning in Translation [on Arabic at Blair High School in Montgomery Co., Maryland]
November 26, 2007 - Silver Chips Online (Montgomery Blair High School, Maryland)

We Need to Learn Foreign Tongues, or We'll Be Licked [refs. Georgetown Arabic prof. Karin Ryding]
November 26, 2007 - Longview Daily News (WA)

Foreign Language Enrollment Up at U of M, in U.S. [incls. Arabic]
November 24, 2007 - Minnesota Daily

Arabic, Chinese Gaining Popularity as Language Courses [at Georgia College and State University]
November 21, 2007 - The Macon Telegraph

Foreign Language Enrollment Up at U, in US [incl. Arabic at the Univ. of Minnesota]
November 21, 2007 - The Minnesota Daily

S.F. Entrepreneur Creates Software for Arabic Language Students [incls. Stanford's Ramzi Salti]
November 19, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle

North Dakota State Students Want More Arabic Studies
November 19, 2007 - Associated Press

Tracking National Trend, Enrollment in Arabic Classes Grows Steadily
November 19, 2007 - Student Life (Washington University, St. Louis, MO)

Study of Arabic, Chinese Increases
November 16, 2007 - The Harvard Crimson

A Call for Academic Diversity [incls. Middle Eastern studies, Arabic lang. instruction]
November 16, 2007 - The Journal (Queen's University, Ontario, Canada)

Muslim Americans Establish Own Schools in US [on the Muslim American Youth Academy, Dearborn, MI]
November 16, 2007 - Voice of America

English Isn't the Only Language [incls. Arabic lang. instruction]
November 16, 2007 - News-Record.com (Greensboro, NC)

Students Taking Arabic, Chinese to Meet Demand [quotes Jane Moore]
November 15, 2007 - The Daily Texan (University of Texas, Austin)

US Students Choosing Arabic Language for Studies
November 15, 2007 - MonstersandCritics.com

More Students, More Languages [discusses Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, et al.]
November 14, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

Enrollments in Foreign-Language Classes Continue to Rise [quotes Karin C. Ryding; incl. Arabic]
November 14, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Arabic Leads Shift in College Language Studies
November 14, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News

Arabic Surges in Foreign Language Classes
November 14, 2007 - Associated Press

Looking to Adopt A Foreign Tongue [on the growth of Middle Eastern lang. instruction at U. of Maryland, incls. prof. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak]
November 14, 2007 - Washington Post

Language Is Power, both Aesthetic and Ideological [on Arabic language studies]
November 13, 2007 - Yale Daily News

Survey: More Students Studying Arabic, African, Asian Languages
November 13, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News

Daniel Hollinger Announces Expansion of Arabic Immersion at Coeus International School [in Washington, D.C.]
November 11, 2007 - Newswire

State Sees Program as Catalyst [on federally funded lang. classes in Ohio, incl. Arabic and Farsi]
October 23, 2007 - Associated Press

Bibliography – My Writings on Islamic and Arabic Schools in the West [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Arabic/Islamic schools in the West]
October 23, 2007 - Daniel Pipes' Weblog

Language Barrier [on lack of Arabic and Middle East studies courses at Bowdoin]
October 19, 2007 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College)