阿拉伯语是主要语言，超过2.5亿人居住在从大西洋延伸到波斯湾的广阔土地上。它是世界第五广泛使用的语言，并且是联合国六种正式语言之一。除了打开通往迷人而多样化地区的大门外，阿拉伯语知识还提供了获取伊斯兰丰富知识遗产的途径。<br>历史学科涉及对人类过去的研究，并采用了一种关键的方法来证明与该询问有关的证据。历史作品采取与主要形式的证据相互作用以及对大量历史著作的怀疑读物的形式。<br> <br>阿拉伯语和历史完美地结合在一起，使您可以对阿拉伯语有所了解，人类历史的更广泛背景下的中东和伊斯兰世界。<br> <
Arabic is the main language of more than 250 million people inhabiting a huge swathe of land extending from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf. It is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Apart from opening the door to a fascinating and varied region, knowledge of Arabic provides access to the rich intellectual heritage of Islam. The discipline of history involves study of the human past, adopting a critical approach to evidence relevant to that enquiry. Work in history takes the form of interaction with the evidence in primary form and sceptical reading of a wide body of historical writing. Arabic and history make an excellent combination, allowing you to situate your understanding of the Arabic language, the Middle East and the Islamic world in the wider context of human history. Our Arabic and history programme is designed to give you a thorough grounding in both classical and modern Arabic and a good knowledge of the Arabic-speaking world, past and present, alongside a thorough understanding of the problems of historical interpretation as applied to a wide range of periods and geographical areas, including the Middle East. A year spent studying Arabic abroad provides complete immersion in Arabic language and culture. The University of Edinburgh is recognised, both in the UK and internationally, as a leading institution for the study of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, within the School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, and of history, within the School of History, Classics & Archaeology.