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Maria-Helene van Wagenberg ’04, a Crimson editor, is also taking Arabic because of a family connection.
For Wasim W. Quadir ’03, who is Muslim, the decision to study Arabic stemmed from his belief that some of the beauty of the Quran is lost in translation. Many scholarly Islamic texts that he wants to read remain untranslated, Quadir says.
Quadir also says he saw this year as his last opportunity to study Arabic.
Quadir, who is also president of the Harvard Islamic Society (HIS), says he recognized some of the people in his Arabic A section as members of HIS.
Granara says the first-year Arabic language text offers insight into the Arabic family structure, the system of education and food.