Zaytuna Summer Arabic Intensive
June 22 to August 14, 2009
Berkeley, California

Welcome

In 2008, Zaytuna Institute launched its first Summer Arabic Intensive, a rigorous, comprhensive 8-week program. Zaytuna created a community of learning in which students were immersed in an Arabic-speaking environment inside and outside the classroom.

Zaytuna is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2009 Arabic Intensive. Please take a moment to explore our program through this website and to watch our program video below.

We look forward to seeing you this summer. We trust you'll find this Summer Intensive as fulfilling as the 2008 graduates did.

Applications Are Now Closed

Watch a video about the Zaytuna Arabic Intensive

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Summer 2008 Student Reflections

"The command of the Arabic language that the teachers here have may be greater than some of the professors I've had teach me in other universities."

Mohsin Ali, Level 2 student
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"I'm really proud of my achievement. It's shocking to think that eight weeks ago, I didn't speak the language that I can now almost take for granted. And it's a really cool feeling."

Evan Wyse, Level 1 student
Seattle, Washington

"I've been reading the Qur'an for ten years, and I can finally understand what it's saying without grabbing the translation."

Reema Lateef, Level 1 student
Orlando, Florida