Arabic Mission to the Volga
by Media Desk Published on: 12th January 2022
"The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in Arabic."
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“Believe it or not… you probably speak Arabic every day! It’s true- Arabic has had a major impact on the development of Spanish, English, Hindi and many other languages from around the world. In this video, I’ll explain just how that happened– and talk about some of the Arabic words that most of us use on a daily basis.”
Brian Wiles براين وايلز :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxkIdWKrCjdHmc3WE9Vxbw
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