Fadi Salem, Research Associate at DSG
Fadi Salem
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Research Associate. Fadi Salem joined the Dubai School of Government in 2006. His research focuses on e-government and development in the Middle East and North Africa region. His research interests also include information security, new media, benchmarking, and social aspects of risk in information societies.
He received a Masters in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.Eng in Informatics Engineering from the Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Aleppo University. Prior to joining the Dubai School of Government he worked for three years in The Executive Office in Dubai as an ICT Specialist in Media and Research. He has also worked as the Technology Editor and the Managing Editor of two pan-Arab ICT magazines.
Fadi is the author of several technical reports and numerous articles in print, journals, and new media, including IAW magazine, PC Magazine and the Journal of the Knowledge Economy Research Center. He publishes in Arabic and English and frequently contributes to ICT focused media programs in TV, radio and press.
You can email Fadi Salem at: Fadi.Salem@dsg.ae
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Is Arabic not neglected?
It is true and widely accepted as being true – that a student who has learned another language is more likely to appreciate and have greater cross culture understanding (having learnt another language).
A lot of the times it shows that things can be said and done differently.
Whether someone is interested in learning Arabic for educational or cultural reasons or simply because they want to impress a friend, it is easier than one may think. Arabic is fourth most prevalent language after Chinese, Spanish and English, it is the official language in 22 countries, spoken by more than 250 million people. It is also the second language in many Islamic countries because It is considered the spiritual language of Islam -one of the world’s major religions- (we’re talking here about more than 1.2 billion people). It is one of the permanent languages in the United Nations.
Many people know that men and women usually do not shake hands in Arab cultures. Few people know however, that it is considered normal for people of the same gender to hold hands. You may have heard that the Arabic script is read from right to left, but did you also know that numbers run from right to left just like Western numbers?
One can learn about all this and much more with the language tutor/course Online (http://www.ArabicCourse.org), They have live, interactive online Arabic lessons 1-2-1 or in small groups.
The teachers demonstrate that Arabic is not so difficult to learn as often said. The course is accessible to everyone (via Skype) and will soon be available in a number of different languages, currently Arabic teachers also speak English, Spanish and French.
Arabic Course Online
http://www.arabiccourse.org
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