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What's 9 doing in FA9LA, Dhurandhar's runaway hit song Sher-e-Baloch?

The FA9LA isn't a typo or a catchy title. The 9 replaces an Arabic letter for a strong "s" sound, a trend from Arabizi, the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

An Israeli’s alphabet combines Hebrew and Arabic to promote understanding

Typography designer Liron Lavi Turkenich has created a stylized writing system that merges the two ancient alphabets into a single giant one. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Middle East peace may remain out of reach ...
Zawya

GEMS Education launches Alternative Alphabet in Arabic to promote dialogue on student wellbeing

Arabic version launched on 18 December to coincide with Arabic Language Day Follows successful rollout of The Alternative Alphabet in English earlier this year DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: GEMS ...
The Forward

Could Merging Hebrew And Arabic Alphabets Help Bring Peace To Middle East?

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Middle East peace may remain out of reach, but at least the Hebrew and Arabic languages have found a compromise. Israeli typography designer Liron Lavi Turkenich has created a ...
The New York Times

How the Arabic Alphabet Inspired Abstract Art

At the Grey Gallery, it’s as if you’re inhabiting the artist’s own brush as it hesitates between writing and drawing. By Will Heinrich There’s something thrilling about the extreme flexibility of the ...