Salaam I was in Saudi Arabia for one year (2006) looking for opportunities to learn Arabic. I visited all the listed universities in your ad and found this:
1. Umul-Qura U, where I my apt was, had a center for teaching Arabic to foreign students and it was simply LOCKED and looked dusty and unused. 2. I did find some Americans who were so called learning Arabic and all ended up teaching English in Jeddah! 3. Met number of officials in the universities and none had interest in teaching any measure of Arabic literature to the foreigners 4. A friend suggested to go to a local place were they taught Arabic to the foreigners and it was nothing but a shady unprofessional ghetto like place with no clear list of staff and objectives 5. I made friends with some of the Americans who were so called learning Arabic in Saudi Arabia and all I heard were cheesy business ideas and truly misguided individuals abused by the lack of discipline and clear direction for the Prophetic Language. 6. Then totally disappointed appealed to some of the high school principals and they introduced me to some university officials. On the phone they made it clear that they want me to learn their DOGMA or DOCTRINE of how Islam should be implemented, for 4 years and then upon their approval of my person, I would be allowed to study serious Arabic under their group. 7. I told them that I am a Kafir a disbeliever from America and would like to PAY to learn Arabic and learn Islam through the original Prophetic Language, while I agree to follow all the Islam rules in the university. They denied me any help and cooperations. (obviously they knew I was not a Kafir but...) 8. I flew to Riyadh... same story 9. Finally I made friends with some generous students at Ummul-Qura U, we made an exchange I practiced conversational English with them and they housed me on campus and taught me Arabic that I needed. I returned at the end of 2006, purchased all the grammar books necessary for my research and may Allah forgive highly paid university officials in Saudi Arabi for neglecting their duties. 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