In the 6th century BCE, the Greek alphabet used 24 letters. To make numbers, the Greeks added three more symbols ( accounts differ as to whether these were resurrected older letters or newly designed ...

Eli Burnstein humorously imagines an ancient Roman’s impassioned defense of Roman numerals against the threat of newfangled Arabic numerals.

BBC Languages - Learn in your own time and have fun with A Guide to Languages. Surprising and revealing facts about the Arabic language, key phrases to get started, details on the Arabic alphabet ...

There is no evidence that writing the verse numbers in other than Arabic is forbidden. Writing the verse numbers in the Mus-haf started in later times and it was not part of the script of the 'Uthmaan ...

Schools in the United States, including California, already teach Hindu-Arabic numerals along with the alphabet.

Isis has reportedly created an app to help children learn Arabic – using jihadist songs and pictures of tanks, guns and rockets.

The Arabic alphabet system consists of 28 letters. It is also known as the pure Arabic language, pronounced in Arabic Al Lougah Al Arabiah Al Fusha and famously recognised as the language of DHAD ...