# @ucla on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXxNHMPEed-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68906966-ucla-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/35522eba75.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-30T20:15:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UCLA (@UCLA) — https://gondola.cc/UCLA

## Caption

UCLA lecturer Kinda Al Rifae explains how centuries of scholarship and trade during the Islamic Golden Age brought Arabic words like "algebra," "chemistry" and "alcohol" into everyday English.

Read the full story at the link in bio. #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth

Video description: UCLA lecturer Kinda Al Rifae, Ph.D. speaks directly to camera, walking viewers through the Arabic origins of common English words. On-screen graphics display the English and Arabic versions of words side by side, illustrating how these words made their way into everyday language.

## Stats

- **Views:** 63,223
- **Likes:** 596
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 29

## Tags

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