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How a Non-Arab Mom Raised Fluent Arabic-Speaking Kids
How a Non-Arab Mom Raised Fluent Arabic-Speaking Kids
Can you teach your children Arabic if it's not your first language?
In this episode of the Madinat Mom Podcast, Nour speaks with Sarah, a British-Filipino mother of three married to an Egyptian-Canadian, about raising Arabic-speaking children in a non-Arab household.
Sarah shares her journey of learning Arabic as a non-native speaker and her intentional decision to raise her children with Arabic as a home language. Together, they discuss how language shapes identity, faith, and family connection, and why Arabic became a priority in their…
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