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Arabic Translation sample:

،قوقلحاو ةماركلا في نيواستم اًرارحأ سانلا عيجم دلوي مهضعب لماعي نأ مهيلعو ،اًيرمضو ًلاقع اوبهو دقو.ءاخلإا حورب اًضعب2

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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Egyptian Etiquette

The weekend in Islamic countries is normally Thursday and Friday (Friday being the Holy day).

During Ramadan, many businesses operate on a reduced schedule. Shops may be open and closed at unusual times.

During Ramadam, foriegners are not required to fast; however, they must not eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum in public.

• Meeting

Handshakes are somewhat limp and prolonged, although they are always given with a hearty smile and direct eye contact.

In any greeting between men and women, the woman must extend her hand first. If she does not, a man should bow his head in greeting.

In Business, expect to be offered coffee or tea whenever you meet someone, as this demonstrates hospitality. Even if you do not take a sip, always accept the beverage. Declining the offer is viewed as rejecting the person.

Egyptians judge people on appearances, wear good quality conservative clothes and present yourself well at all times.

Egyptians believe direct eye contact is a sign of honesty and sincerity, so be prepared for disconcertingly intense stares.

You should demonstrate deference to the most senior person in the group, who will also be their spokesperson. This is a country where hierarchy and rank are very important.

Business meetings generally start after prolonged inquiries about health, family, etc.

• Eating

Eat with the right hand only.

It is considered a sincere compliment to take second helpings.

Salting your food is considered an insult.

• Negotiation

Business moves at a slow pace. The society is extremely bureaucratic. It may take several visits to accomplish a simple task.

Egyptians do not like confrontation and abhor saying 'no'. If they do not respond, it usually is a negative sign.

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Arabic is written from right to left, usually in a cursive style with letters joined:

Spoken Arabic

there are two main (Eastern and Western) varieties, comprising a dozen important dialects:

"Mashreq" (Eastern)

in Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Chad and part of Libya

"Maghreb" (Western)

Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, and part of Libya

For writing and high-level speech (e.g. radio and TV news), however, people use Modern Standard Arabic.

Written Arabic

For written Arabic, modern standard Arabic is used which is standard throughout the Arabic speaking countries. Classic arabic is only used in ancient texts such as the Koran.

The present alphabet of twenty-eight letters consists basically of consonants, the vowel signs being indicated by marks above or below the letters. Like the other Semitic languages, Arabic is written from right to left. The script is employed in many other languages, such as Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Sindhi.

Spoken Arabic

The diverse colloquial dialects of Arabic are interrelated but vary considerably among speakers from different parts of the Middle East and among urban, rural, and nomadic speakers.

Direction of writing

Arabic is written from right to left, similar to Hebrew.

For websites, the direction of writing can be changed in the head section of the html by changing the dir to dir="rtl" and lang to lang="ar", keeping the charset code to "utf-8" <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en" dir="ltr"> This will change the whole page placing the scroll bar to the left. The CSS should not be changed, just the html.

If you only want to add arabic in only a section, then add this: <p bdo align="right" dir="rtl" lang="ar"></p>. Giving this as an example:

رف لكل

 

Arabic speaking countries

List of Arabic speaking countries:

• Algeria (al-Jaza'ir الجزائر)
• Bahrain (al-Baḥrayn البحرين)
• Chad (Tshad تشاد) Arabic is one of the official languages, the other being French. Often not considered an Arab state.
• Comoros (Juzur al-Qamar القمر) (Comorian and French are the other two official languages).
• Djibouti (Jibuti جيبوتي) (French is the other official language).
• Egypt (Miṣr مصر)
• Eritrea (Iritriya ኤርትራ) Arabic is one of the official languages, the other being Tigrinya. Has a large number of Arabic speakers. Often not considered an Arab state.
• Iraq (al-`Iraq العراق) (Kurdish is the other official language (minority))
• Israel (Isrā'īl إسرائيل)
• Jordan (al-'Urdunn 1575;لأردن)
• Kuwait (al-Kuwayt الكويت)
• Lebanon (Lubnan لبنان)
• Libya (Libiya ليبيا)
• Mauritania (Muritaniya موريتانيا)
• Morocco (Al-Magrib المغرب)
• Oman (`Uman عمان)
• Palestinian Authority (Al-Sulta Al-Filas?iniyya فلسطين) (Recognized by the majority of the World's nation states, but not recognized by the U.N., Israel, or most Western states)
• Qatar (Qaṭar قطر)
• Saudi Arabia (al-mamllakah al-`Arabiyya as-Sa`udiyya السعودية)
• Somalia (a?-?umal ???????) (Somali is the other official language)
• Sudan (As-Sudan السودان) (English is the other official language (minority))
• Syria (Suriya سورية)
• Tunisia (Tunis تونس)
• United Arab Emirates (al-Imarat al-`Arabiyyah al-Muttaḥidâ الامارات)
• Western Sahara (as-?a?ra' al-Garbiyyah الصحراء العربيّة) (Status contested between the POLISARIO Front and the Government of Morocco, which has administered most of Western Sahara since 1975)
• Yemen (al-Yaman اليمن)