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| EPISODE 2

Inclusivity in the Arabic Language

The more the purists insist on maintaining a so called "pure form" of literary Arabic (or "Fus'ha"), the more they prevent the language from evolving - and if a language does not adapt to the needs of its speakers, it runs the risk of extinction.
31 March 2021
series [{"user_id":"1425","role":"Directing, Recording and Montage"},{"user_id":"1473","role":"Mixing and Sound Design"},{"user_id":"1487","role":"Illustration"}] https://inkyfada.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Podcast-Langue-et-Genre-Episode-2.mp3 https://inkyfada.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Podcast-langue-et-genre-ep2-AR.srt https://inkyfada.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Podcast-Langues-et-Genres-Episode-2-ST-fr-1.srt Le genre dans la langue, entre pouvoir et résistance | Épisode 2: La langue arabe inclusive, de la théorie à la pratique - الجندر في اللغة، بين السلطة والمقاومة | الحلقة 2: اللغة العربية الشاملة بين التنظير والممارسة Épisode 2: La langue arabe inclusive, de la théorie à la pratique - الحلقة 2: اللغة العربية الشاملة بين التنظير والممارسة Plus les puristes s’obstinent à maintenir l’arabe littéraire - le “Fus'ha” - dans une forme jugée “plus pure”, plus ils et elles l'empêchent d’évoluer. Car si une langue ne s’adapte pas aux besoins de ses locuteur·trices, elle risque de disparaître. كلما زاد المغالون في الدفاع عن الفصحى تعنّتا في الحفاظ عليها من التغيير، كلما عرّضوها لخطر الانقراض. لأن مآل اللغة التي لا تتغير ولا تتكيّف لاحتياجات الناطقين·ـات هو الموت. 45613
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Inkyfada Podcast
Directing, Recording and Montage
Hazar Abidi
Mixing and Sound Design
Oussema Gaidi
Illustration
Tayma Ben Ahmed

Within feminist and decolonial movements, language is constantly evolving. How can language be feminised? How are the concepts of " gender" and " inclusiveness" expressed in Arabic?

When translated into Arabic, these words that are susequently considered " imported" complicate the process of translation. Retranslated and reappropriated, new words start to appear, and the difficulty lies in finding solutions for evolving the language without distorting it, far from purist reasoning..

Our guests discuss various developments of this kind in the Arabic language, while challenging the many existing alternatives. Feminisation, neutralisation and reappropriation, all attempt to dismantle political violence from a gender and decolonial perspective. 

The guests of this episode are:

Rola Seghaier, Tunisian journalist

Khookha McQueer, Tunisian writer and queer activist

Nisreen Al-Zahr, Syrian journalist and linguist

Pascale Saouma, Lebanese journalist

Jana Khaled, Jordanian community manager

Monia Ben Hamadi, Tunisian journalist  

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