#SpeakArabic is a series of two-minute video interviews with Arabic learners and speakers around the world. 

Watch #SpeakArabic stories

Watch the videos here, then share your own story with us! 

  • A Life Changing Journey with Sage Smiley

    Sage Smiley, a radio reporter and news director in Alaska, shares how learning Arabic opened the doors to unique and transformative opportunities in the latest installment of the #SpeakArabic campaign.

  • #SpeakArabic with Mohammed with Mohammed

    Meet Mohammed, a student from Syria who attended the LEARNS pilot program in Ireland last summer to improve his English and Arabic language skills. “[Arabic is] my mother language. I don’t want to forget it."

  • Food, culture, and identity with Antonio Tahhan

    Listen to Antonio Tahhan's #SpeakArabic story!

  • Contemporary Arabic Music with Faraj Abyad

    Listen to Faraj Abyad's #SpeakArabic story!

  • 2023 #SpeakArabic Trailer with Students

    From Alaska to New York to Colombia and beyond, check out why people around the world #LearnArabic and #TeachArabic with our new #SpeakArabic videos!

  • #SpeakArabic Abroad: from Seattle, Washington to Rabat, Morocco with Imara Wangia

    Summer is fast-approaching, and we can’t wait to hear about the incredible opportunities students will have to #LearnArabic both in their local communities and abroad! ☀️🙌 Imara Wangia received a Summer Scholar Award to study Arabic in Morocco last summer. Learn about her experience in QFI’s latest #SpeakArabic video.

  • 2023 First-Year University Award Recipient with Evan

    “One of the biggest reasons that Arabic clicked with me so much is the music,” says Evan, a student of Arabic for the past five years. Evan started learning Arabic in high school and received a First-Year University Award to study Arabic at Ole Miss with the Arabic Language Flagship Program. Hear from Evan about his #SpeakArabic journey in the video above!

  • UK Arabic Immersion Summer School with UK Students

    It's fun to #SpeakArabic! Listen to students from across the UK discuss what they learned from the 2023 QFI/British Council UK Arabic Immersion Summer School, and learn why immersion is an important tool for language learning.

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