Mamdani isn't requiring NYC students to 'learn Arabic numerals.' They already do

The above claim was false. Mamdani had made no such announcement. Additionally, "Arabic numerals" is the common term for the ...

Fact Check: Is Mamdani Introducing Arabic Numerals To New York Schools?

Arabic numerals are simply the digits 0 through 9—the standard number symbols used in every classroom in the United States.

Make Arabic numerals mandatory in New York schools? X outrages on Zohran Mamdani

New York City's new Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced an online uproar over a tweet claiming he would mandate elementary students ...

Books That Examine the Past and Present of the Middle East Take National Book Awards

Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” won in fiction, while Omar El Akkad’s ...