In a seminar on the Arabic language.. Hanadi Muhanna speaks English and Yousra embarrasses her

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The position of bringing together the two artists, Yousra and Hanadi Muhanna, during the “The Future Speaks Arabic” symposium, within the activities of the ninth session of the El Gouna Film Festival, sparked widespread interaction on social networking sites, after Yousra joked with the young actress by saying: “Oh, sweetie, you don’t speak English, is it?” while the latter spoke about the connection of speaking English with social status and wealth.

This position came during a discussion of the importance of the Arabic language and its future, as Muhanna spoke about the decline in its use in daily life, considering that some resort to speaking English to show their wealth and belonging to a certain social class, which opened the door to sarcastic comments about the paradox between the content of her speech and her use of the English language.

During her participation in the symposium yesterday, Sunday, the young actress also called for restoring the status of the Arabic language, noting that speaking English has become, among some groups, linked to social status and financial ability.

But her speech caught attention after she used English words while trying to express some ideas in Arabic, which prompted Yousra to comment spontaneously, in a situation that quickly spread across social media platforms.

Social media users interacted with the situation, and Yusra’s comment was widely shared.

While sarcastic comments focused on the paradox between Hanadi Muhanna’s call to pay attention to the Arabic language and her use of English during her speech.

On the other hand, some followers defended Muhanna, considering that the difficulty of expressing some ideas in a particular language does not negate the importance of the issue she is talking about, and that mastering foreign languages ​​does not conflict with pride in the Arabic language.

While the controversy has raised questions about the use of foreign languages ​​in daily life, and the line between the need to learn multiple languages ​​and using them as a means of demonstrating social status.

This position came in the context of a broader discussion witnessed in the “The Future Speaks Arabic” symposium at the El Gouna Festival, about the challenges facing the Arabic language and the impact of foreign content on children and new generations.

During the symposium, Yousra warned of the declining interest of some children in the Arabic language, noting the effect of following foreign content and hiring nannies who speak other languages, and stressed the importance of providing attractive Arabic content capable of competing with foreign production.

The participants also discussed the role of cinema and content industry in preserving Arab cultural identity, stressing the importance of developing works directed at children and enhancing the presence of the Arabic language in artistic production.