Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...third or more Arab listeners are not interested in comments on the news...
...More than a third of the Arab listeners understand spoken English. Practically none of them tune in on foreign languages other than English and French...
...broadcasting stations chiefly heard, Arabs listened most (in this order) to: Cairo, London, Jerusalem, Beirut, Sharq-el-Adna, Damascus, New York, Moscow. New York is static-bound (in summer) and in a poor position on the Arab's time schedule. Not enough Arabs know Russian to give Radio Moscow a good score...
...separate poll of Jewish listeners in Arab-heavy Palestine disclosed that 46% of them tune in regularly to the three daily newscasts of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. Jews prefer news and news commentaries, music and Bible reading, in that order. About half of them also like the Children's Hour, which is designed for children six to twelve years...
...pollsters were a long time getting their information. Many of them wilted under the sultry Syrian sun and had to be replaced. Arab street addresses were virtually nonexistent. Once the interviewer located his quarry, however, traditional Arab hospitality and their delight in plain conversation made it difficult to get the interview over with quickly. One pollster got away from his client only after absorbing quantities of black coffee and lemonade and promising to accept one of the family's prize black kittens as a token of affection...