Language policy in the Arab world

This book is the conclusion of "The Cold War on the Arab Being," and it briefly presents aspects of language policy in the Arab world, which have undesirable effects on the Arabic language. It consists of two chapters: the first about language policy: its concept, and its reality in the Arab world, meaning favoring other languages over it, and using them instead in important matters of life, such as administration, education, public life, and allowing foreign languages to compete with it, to insult it to the Arabs, and to diminish its value through foreign education, media usage in hybridizing it, alienating it from them, and empowering colloquial and foreign languages. The second chapter is about linguistic legislation in Arab countries, focusing mainly on laws protecting Arabic, studying what is permitted and what is not, what has been implemented and what has not, presenting their content, their similarities and differences, and their advantages and disadvantages. I concluded with a short conclusion, in which I clarified that linguistic legislation — despite its importance — is not what elevates the language to its rightful place, for many languages, whose status is diminished in a country, lack linguistic legislation and their official language is not specified in the constitution, but their status is determined by their people, their independence, their identity, and their system, which makes their legislation above their rulers.