Deal Inked for Teaching of Arabic to Chinese Muslims

The Chinese Islamic Relations Council have signed an agreement with a Saudi company specialized in distance education for teaching Arabic to Chinese Muslims to help them understand and enhance their knowledge of Islamic civilization.

 Dr. Ding Hui, chairman of the Board of Chinese Islamic Relations Council said it is a ground-breaking agreement made to promote and disseminate the culture of the learning of the Arabic language in China, a country with a population of about 1.4 billion people of whom 50 million are Muslims.

“There are some Islamic schools teaching Arabic but it is not sufficient,” he said, adding that language education needs specialists in the field to convey the message properly, Arab News reported.

He maintained that donations for the building of mosques and Islamic schools are essential and this combined with the presence of specialized training in the Arabic language would benefit all.