Why Modern Standard Arabic

Modern Standard Arabic or MSA is the formal Arabic that is written and spoken throughout the contemporary Arab world and Africa. It is called Fus'ha in Arabic, it is used in various forms by approximately 208 million Muslims and Christians; Arabs and non Arabs. In the Arab world, MSA is the language of the news media, intellectual life, and literature from the Qur'an to the historian Ibn Khaldun. MSA is the form of Arabic universally taught in schools of the Africa, Asia, the gulf and the Middle East. In addition, Modern Standard Arabic is the lingua franca used and respected by educated Muslims throughout the entire world, most especially in the academia.