An analysis by the Pew Research Center of Census data has determined that Arabic is now the fastest-growing language being spoken in U.S. homes. Pew looked at American Community Survey data from 2006 ...

Arabic is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages with at least 400 million speakers, including 200 million native speakers and 200 million to 250 million non-native speakers. Modern Standard ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. When I walked into Arabic class last week, Karam, my teacher, cheerily asked me how I was doing. I ...