A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARABIC LANGUAGE
Arabic is one of the most ancient languages of the world. Its history dates back to Prophet Abraham's time
Some even attribute it to the father of humanity, Adam (PBOH). But many sources state that the first n
to sneak Arabic language was Ishmael, the son of Abraham (PBU). Arabic has since then grown t become one of the widely spoken languages in the world and is currently ranked among the top six of the s d'
major languages.
Arabic is now spoken in more than 25 countries of the world as the first or second national language Th
Timer countries include Asian countries like Pakistan, Atghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait. Yerne
Jordan. Qatar. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. African countries like: Algeria, Morocco, Cha
Comoros. Djibouti. Egypt. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia.
This means that someone with Arabic language skills has a great chance of getting Arabic related job opportunities in their country and abroad.
in Kenya as per now. Arabic is used in the Government by the Police industry, military, Ministry of Fore
Affairs. Ministry of Tourism. Ministry of Trade, and in the department of Immigration. It is also taught as
Subject in all the Kenya educational levels and in the private sector such as in the hotel flight industies cC
1o the over flow of Arab tourists into the country.
in short. anyone who masters Arabic language living in non-Arab countries will never suffer from unemployment