Languages of Muslim countries

Arabic Dialects(Examles):

• Morocco: Besides the official Classical Arabic being used by official bodies, as is the case in most Arabic-speaking countries, Moroccan-Arabic is the 'language of the street'. It is grammatically simpler, and has a less voluminous vocabulary than Classical Arabic. As in Algeria, most Moroccan-Arabs live in the north of the country. Other Moroccan languages are Berber (Rif-Berber, spoken by people from the Rif-mountains and Tiffanagh, spoken by the Touareg-people.
• Tiffanagh can also be heard in Algeria, as well as Kabyl, spoken by the Kabyl-Berbers in the north-east of Algeria. Another Algerian language is Chaoui, spoken by the Chaoui, south-west of the Kabyl region.

The fact is, that it is not self-evident that all Arabic-speaking people understand each other when they speak. Each Arab country has developed its own variant of Arabic:

• The Arabic spoken in Egypt is very well understood by most Arabic-speaking people. One of the reasons for this is the flourishing Egyptian film industry. Their films are watched by millions of people in the Arabic-speaking world. Another reason may be the leading rôle of the Al-Ahzar University in Cairo in theological issues and in the intellectual world.
• However, this does not mean an Egyptian will easily understand for instance an Arabic-speaking Moroccan. There many differences, not only in idioms, but in pronunciation and spelling as well. Egyptian Arabic is closer to Classical Arabic than Moroccan-Arabic is.