... to read and write the names of their countries. This book is meant to suit both the serious student of Arabic and more casual readers: businessmen or tourists visiting the ... so there are no initial or medial forms. Isolated, the loop sits on the line, and the tail extends below the line. In the final position, it is written the same way, except for the little ... Arabic literature, or simply read a menu in an Arab restaurant, the first step has to be the same: to learn to read, write, and pronounce the alphabet. It is not as complicated as it looks....