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Arabic Language Café – Art: Freedom and Moral Controls

31 October 2019 Art represents human creativity, exhibiting the impact of its beauty and its purpose of pleasure. The human psyche is able to create innovative expressive forms, such as painting, sculpture, writing, or dance, and transcends all objec...

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Ibn Battuta Scholarship Award Announcement – Spring 2020 Semester

It is our pleasure to announce the recipients of the Ibn Battuta scholarship award for Spring 2020 Semester. These awardees demonstrated a strong passion for the study of the Arabic language and a desire to promote peace and intercultural understandi...

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Arabic Language Cafe: Rumor in the media and its impact on...

24 October 2019 Modern media and social networking sites today are sometimes used to help promote rumors and cause mayhem within society. Through the ease of these sites, rumors can spread among members of society like wildfire, burning through the f...

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Cultural Diversity Immersion: Learning About Amazigh Culture in Morocco

This week, in conjunction with the 18th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture, Qalam students were invited to learn about Amazigh culture and language in Morocco through a variety of activities. More commonly know...

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Summer 2020 Ibn Battuta Arabic Scholarship

Students from around the world say that summer is the perfect time to study abroad. Rather than working a summer job, why not travel to a new country, learn the language, and live the culture through Qalam wa Lawh’s Arabic Summer Abroad program...

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Arabic Language Café: Multiculturalism and Integration Problems

17 October 2019 Multiculturalism is an important and frequently-used term, especially within Morocco, which is known for its diversity of Arab and Amazigh people. However, it could be argued that the Arab mentality is often still conservative in the ...

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