Malta - Europe's New Arabic Connection

The latest issue of Saudi Aramco World magazine contains an interesting and unique article about Arabic influence on the Mediterranean island of Malta, especially its local Arabic dialect. Several years ago, I was informed that a dialect of Arabic still survives amongst the local Maltese population, but this is the first time I've come across any detailed information on it:

Europe's New Arabic Connection

Subscriptions to this well-written and beautifully illustrated magazine are free (yes, that's FREE) and it's quite often full of intelligent articles on little-known subjects about the Muslim World and Islamic culture, including art, history, literature, cuisine and history. In the Nov/Dec 2003 issue, they had an informative article on Mauritania's Manuscripts that should be fascinating to any traditionally-minded Muslim. Needless to say, I highly recommend this magazine to anyone interested in such topics.

Enjoy...