In kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms at Allen Jay Elementary School, students learn subjects like reading, math, and science in English, and in Urdu. The school, in High Point, N.C., offers ...

JEDDAH — The Urdu Academy Jeddah recently organized held a literary program dubbed “Aoa Urdu Seikhien (Let’s Learn Urdu) at a local restaurant here. This initiative to promote Urdu language was part ...

A consortium of donors has committed to funding Hindi/Urdu language courses at UC Santa Cruz through spring of 2010. The combined gifts in support of the program total $75,000 and will enable the ...

The joint broadcast from Sydney and Melbourne discussed the Urdu program’s journey and its future in the digital era. Hosted by Rehan Alavi, it featured reflections from former hosts and producers, ...

Urdu is a living language which, according to estimates, is spoken by close to 100 million people around the world. It is the official language of Pakistan, a status which it shares with English. It ...

Thirty-five years after Uttar Pradesh (UP) adopted Urdu as its second official language, chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s speech in the state assembly has revived the contentious issue over the ...