{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Twist Islamophobia","provider_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en","author_name":"twist_admin","author_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/author\/twist_admin\/","title":"Prejudices and wonders of the Arabic language - Twist Islamophobia","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3BYWL5TuT1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2017\/10\/28\/prejudices-and-wonders-of-the-arabic-language\/\">Prejudices and wonders of the Arabic language<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2017\/10\/28\/prejudices-and-wonders-of-the-arabic-language\/embed\/#?secret=3BYWL5TuT1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Prejudices and wonders of the Arabic language&#8221; &#8212; Twist Islamophobia\" data-secret=\"3BYWL5TuT1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Arabic_calligraphy_51.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"This article is dedicated to the Arabic language, and the prejudices, fears and misconceptions that surround it. When wanting to learn Arabic, people face many doubts, most of them are result of the lack of information that we have about the language. Is it better to learn Standard Arabic or a dialect? What\u2019s the difference? How do we learn it? This article will try to answer these questions, in addition to recommending some books to keep on deepening on the knowledge of this amazing language. Finally, we add our own personal recommendation to the list presented! Many people state the difficultly of the script as a hurdle too high to cross for them to learn Arabic. Actually the script is the least of your worries really when you learn the language, but that\u2019s beside the point. In fact, the biggest difficulty is getting people to overcome their prejudices and especially their misconceptions. It\u2019s an ugly language; it\u2019s too difficult; it\u2019s spoken in dangerous countries; the best place to learn it is in X \u2013 there\u2019s no point learning it anywhere else etc. What to learn first? Standard Arabic and dialects Deciding to learn Arabic is also a bit like saying ..."}