The Arab Writers Union (AWU) has criticised the westernisation of the Arabic language over the last four decades.
In a statement released on Monday, just days before the second World Arabic Language Day on 18 December, the union highlighted the westernisation of shop and street names, and misspellings in books and the media as key points of concern.
The union noted the importance of modernising the teaching of Arabic to prevent the westernisation of Arabic words.
The Arabic language has withstood cultural invasions and imperial exploits by European countries, but the language faces fresh challenges, the union said.
The union criticised the westernisation movement of the past 40 years, which has coincided with a growth in consumerism and an emulation of the American lifestyle.
Westernisation is reflected in the spread of western names of shops and streets, and the use of foreign words in advertising.
It also warned against the spread of misspellings and grammatical mistakes in poems, literary books and specialised magazines and periodicals. The union said it was alarmed by linguistic mistakes made by media figures and politicians.
The union called on ministries and organisations to take steps to eliminate this phenomenon because the Arabic language is the main element of the Arab identity.
World Arabic Language Day was established after a request by Saudi Arabia and Morocco to UNESCO.
Arabic is spoken by more than 422 million people, most of whom live in the Middle East and North Africa.
Arabic became the sixth UN official working language on 18 December 1973 following a United Nations General Assembly resolution.
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