The Arabic language is neither dead, nor dying. ... Today, Arabic is spoken as the official and national language in several countries in and around the Middle East – including the Arabian Peninsula and several Northern African countries.

Is the Arabic language going extinct?

Spoken Arabic is becoming more widespread, but classical Arabic is at risk as it fails to modernize. Classical Arabic is sometimes referred to as the Arabic used for literature. ... It is never used conversationally because each Arab country has its own dialect.

Is Arabic a valuable language?

“Arabic is a very rich language; it has different dialects and different calligraphic forms and styles,” says Hasan Al Naboodah, an Emirati historian and dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at UAE University, in an interview about the Arabic language's origins.