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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.

By Andrew Tobin May 30, 2017 11:31 am

When Egyptian Movies Ruled Israeli Airwaves

In the three decades between Israel’s founding and the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, the relationship between the two neighbors was tense. And yet, Israelis eagerly turned on their TVs every Friday afternoon and welcomed in Shabbat with the Egyptian movies watched across the Arab world. Why were they screened? According to Eyal Sagui Bizawe […]

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The Medieval Scholar Who Made Arabic the Language of the Jews

Rabbi Saadiah ben Yosef Gaon was a man of immense knowledge—and immense opinions. Born in Egypt in the 10th century, the Saadiah Gaon was the first Jew to write extensively in Arabic, becoming the founder of Judeo-Arabic lit. In fact, his Arabic translation of the Torah is a relic of vast historical significance, not […]

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

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Remixing Iraqi Jewish Music

Knesset bill to require Arabic instruction unanimously passes first reading

N.Y. teen charged with hate crime for anti-Semitic graffiti in Arabic

Druze Israeli soldier attacked after speaking Arabic

Debate tabled on bill naming Israel national homeland for Jews

Israeli lawmakers push Hebrew-only bill

Translating Israel, from English to Arabic

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