Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Arab countries
  • Official language of 25 countries, the third most after English and French
  • The Arabic language originated in Saudi Arabia in pre-Islamic times, and spread rapidly across the Middle East
  • The largest number of new Arab immigrants to New York came from Egypt, Morocco and Jordan
  • In Egypt, their payphones are also called “Ringo”
  • Arabic is the language of the Qur’an
  • The Arabic Apostolate meets at Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church in Park Slope, Brooklyn
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