World Literature and the Vernacular

  While doing some research on writing in Egyptian 'ammiya recently,  I came across a satirical cartoon from the 20s featuring a peasant woman (or literally, bint-el-balad, daughter of the land),  and what might be called the Egyptian New Woman, described in the cartoon as al-fata al mustarjila sa'iqat al-automobile -- the "mannish" girl who drives …

Global English

  Here is Global English, by James Clar, where the words global English are spelt out phonetically in the letters of various languages. Here's what he says about the Arabic block, according to this post: This piece is a reaction to countries such as the UAE where younger generations are exposed more to English language …