Programmes teaching Arabic to speakers of other languages in United Arab Emirates:, its scholarly publication venues and manuscript libraries, and non-Arab figures who served Arabic there.
From the directory of Arabic programmes for non-native speakers — shown here automatically
Bachelor of Arts in Arabic for Non-Native Speakers
University of Sharjah — College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
United Arab Emirates · Sharjah
Reviewed: November 2026 UniversityArabic for Non-Native Speakers — AQU Language Center
Al Qasimia University
United Arab Emirates · Sharjah
Reviewed: November 2026 UniversityArabic for Non-Arabic Speakers Courses — Language Institute
University of Sharjah — Language Institute
United Arab Emirates · Sharjah
Reviewed: October 2026 Online platformMubeen Arabic Learning Platform
Al Qasimia University — Language Center
United Arab Emirates · Sharjah
Reviewed: October 2026 National bodyArabic for Speakers of Other Languages Program – Zayed House for Islamic Culture
Zayed House for Islamic Culture (Abu Dhabi Government)
United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
Reviewed: November 2026 UniversityModern Standard Arabic for Non-Native Speakers
Continuing Education Center, United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates · Al Ain
Reviewed: October 2026Peer-reviewed journals and book series on Arabic published in this country — from the publication-venues directory, shown here automatically
Journal of the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah
Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah
United Arab Emirates · In Arabic
Arab Reviewed: October 2026 Peer-reviewed journalAl-Markaz: Majallat al-Dirāsāt al-ʿArabiyya (The Centre: Journal of Arabic Studies)
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, published by Brill
United Arab Emirates · In Arabic
ISSN: 2772-8250
DOAJ Reviewed: October 2026 Peer-reviewed journalUniversity of Sharjah Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Scientific Publishing Unit, University of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates · Arabic and others
ISSN: 2958-2784
Multidisciplinary Arab Reviewed: October 2026 Peer-reviewed journalAfaq Al-Thaqafa wa Al-Turath
Juma Al Majid Center for Culture and Heritage
United Arab Emirates · In Arabic
ISSN: 1607-2081
Multidisciplinary Arab Reviewed: November 2026 Peer-reviewed journalApplied Linguistics Journal
Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities, with Brill
United Arab Emirates · Arabic and others
ISSN: 2950-2225
DOAJ Reviewed: October 2026 Refereed book seriesAl-Basa'ir for Research and Studies series
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre
United Arab Emirates · In Arabic
No submissions Arab Reviewed: October 2026 Peer-reviewed journalAlwasl University Journal
Al Wasl University, Dubai
United Arab Emirates · In Arabic
ISSN: 2791-2949
Multidisciplinary Arab Reviewed: October 2026 Peer-reviewed journal AnnualAl-Maweel Journal
College of Islamic Studies, Al Wasl University
United Arab Emirates · In Arabic
ISSN: 3005-4052
Multidisciplinary Arab Reviewed: October 2026Scholars from elsewhere who served the Arabic language in this country. Each one's page is under the country of their origin.
1944–2007
Dialectology
Dialectologist; A Dictionary of Nigerian Arabic (1982)
From the United States; worked in the United Arab Emirates
1949–2014
Literature and poetry
Popular epic; The Thirsty Sword: Sirat ʿAntar (1996)
From the United States; worked in Palestine, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates
Collections in the country that hold Arabic manuscripts
أبو ظبي · وطنيّة
نحو 3 آلاف مخطوطة ونحو 700 مجموع تشمل 4500 مخطوطة، بحسب دليل مكتبات المخطوطات (2001)، ص 39. وذكرت وكالة أنباء الإمارات (2006) «ما يزيد عن أربعة آلاف مخطوطة»، وقال مديرها في 2008 إنّها 25 ألف عنوان بين أصليّ ومصوّر.
أبو ظبي · أخرى
700 مخطوطة عربيّة بحالة جيّدة في 23 خزانة عرض زجاجيّة، بحسب دليل مكتبات المخطوطات (2001)، ص 40. وفي مسح الفرقان (1992–1994): المخطوطات العربيّة 700.
دبي · مركز أو معهد
«8000 مجلّد» من المخطوطات الأصليّة فيها أكثر من 15000 عنوان، ونحو 2800 نسخة مصوّرة، ونحو 9000 ميكروفيلم فيها أكثر من 80 ألف عنوان، وأكثر من 330 ألف عنوانٍ رقميّ، بحسب موقع المركز. ولا يفرد العربيّ بعدد.
Source: Juma Al Majid Center for Culture and Heritage، صفحة قسم المخطوطات
العين · جامعيّة
832 مخطوطة، منها 830 عربيّة وواحدة فارسيّة وأخرى تركيّة، بحسب دليل مكتبات المخطوطات (2001)، ص 41–42.