NYU Abu Dhabi’s alumni and students celebrate World Arabic Language Day
17 Dec 2020
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
In celebration of World Arabic Language Day on Dec.18, NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has connected with ten current and former students who now speak Arabic as a result of learning the language during their time at the University.
Over the past decade, NYUAD has been igniting students’ passion for the fifth most spoken language in the world, and the official language of 22 countries worldwide.
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Victoria Anatolyevna Blinova: Originally from Russia, NYUAD alumna Class of 2017 Victoria Blinova majored in Social Research and Public Policy, with a minor in Arabic. She decided to learn Arabic when she moved to Abu Dhabi, during her freshman year. Blinova chose to learn the Shami dialect because she had many friends from that region. Blinova said that Arabic helped her significantly in job applications.