# Language news, Thursday, 17 September 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-09-17/

## Syria caps Kurdish schooling at three sessions a week

Education. An education-ministry decree recognises Kurdish as a national language in Kurdish areas but keeps maths and sciences in Arabic. Pupils want the full Kurdish-medium curriculum used since 2012.

Source: Reuters, https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/syrian-kurds-aim-preserve-kurdish-schooling-damascus-reasserts-authority