Story | Education
15 February 2021![The language used on social media is hurting the future of Arabic, says a QF expert](https://images.ctfassets.net/2h1qowfuxkq7/1Xi5w8L7pAA9lDEN4JUgUy/ce52ccf6b27ffc0b9a202bb06776287d/professor_at_CMU-Q_discusses_popularity_of_Franco_Arabic_among_Arab_young_and_its_harmful_impact_on_the_language-_QF_-_Hero.jpg?w=750&h=313&fl=progressive&q=85&fm=jpg&fit=fill)
People got familiar with Latin letters and their location on keyboards first, so it was easier and faster to use the same letters to write Arabic.
Image source: SalHar, via ShutterstockDr. Zeinab Ibrahim, professor at CMU-Q, discusses popularity of “Franco-Arabic” among Arab young, and its harmful impact on the language