Welcome
Welcome to our Arabic Studies Program website at the Department of Anthropology, The University of Monanta. The University of Montana has been offering courses in Arabic for more than a decade. Interest and enrollment in Arabic studies have always been on the rise.
In spring 2012, the academic Minor in Arabic Studies was approved. Currently, the program offers three levels of Arabic language as well as courses in English that address the history, cultures, politics, etc. of the Arab world.
مرحباً
أهلاً ومرحباً بكم في موقع برنامج الدراسات العربية – قسم الدراسات الإنسانية – بجامعة مونتانا. لقد بدأت جامعة مونتانا في تدريس اللغة والثقافات العربية قبل أكثر من عقد من الزمن، حيث شهدت ـ ومازالت تشهد - الجامعة ازديادًا ملموسًا لتعلُّم اللغة العربية وثقافات شعوبها.
في ربيع ٢٠١٢، تمت المصادقة على اعتماد اللغة العربية كتخصص فرعي في جامعة مونتانا. حالياً، يقدم البرنامج ثلاثة مستويات في اللغة العربية إلى جانب مواد تُقدم باللغة الإنجليزية عن تاريخ الدول العربية، وسياساتها، وثقافاتها، وما إلى ذلك من مواضيع.
Who Speaks Arabic?
Arabic is a southwest Semitic language that is spoken by approximately 300 million speakers around the world. It is spoken as the first language in all the countries of the Arabian Peninsula (i.e., Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine/Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) as well as in the Arab countries of Africa (i.e., Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia). These countries are collectively referred to as the Arab world. Arabic is also used as a liturgical language in some countries of Asia (e.g., Iran, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) and Africa (e.g., Chad and Nigeria). 
So, open your windows to the world and speak Arabic!
Webmasters: Ms. Amal Al-Misbahi & Dr. Khaled Huthaily
News
The Qatar Scholarship Program offers dedicated Arabic language students from the United States the opportunity to master their skills in an intensive Arabic language program at Qatar University (QU) in Doha for an entire academic year (September to June). The scholarship includes tuition, room and board in university dorms, round-trip airfare, local transportation and books. DEADLINE: December 15, 2012
The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) offers advanced level training in Arabic language and culture to qualified American students at The American University in Cairo. Applicants to the various CASA programs must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and with a minimum of 3 years of formal instruction in Arabic prior to joining CASA. DEADLINE: See "Important Dates" on the host website for upcoming announcements.
Seven students graduated with a Minor in Arabic Studies in Spring 2012.