RIYADH: President of Mauritius Dharambeer Gokhool discussed efforts by a Saudi program to qualify professionals in Arabic during a Wednesday meeting with a delegation from the Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Charitable Foundation.
Gokhool commended the Kingdom’s “Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers Curriculum Support Project” for qualifying teachers and students and enhancing the presence of the Arabic language in educational institutions, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Charitable Foundation is a non-governmental organization founded in 1995 that provides programs in the education, healthcare and social sectors.
On Saturday, the foundation concluded an Arabic language program in Mauritius that benefited 375 primary school students from both genders. It was launched in January 2025 and conducted in partnership with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and with the cooperation of the Blue Crescent Society of Mauritius.
Arabic is one of the six official languages of the UN and is used in nearly 60 countries. Mauritius has a Muslim population of nearly 18 percent who use Arabic in their daily worship. More than 50 percent of the 1.25 million people in Mauritius speak Creole, while the rest speak Indian languages such as Bhojpuri, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, in addition to Chinese and English.
