Rawiah

About Rawiah

Rawiah (راوية), operating as Rawiah Arabic Language Institute, is an online Arabic-learning platform based in Riyadh. Its website, currently marked as beta, connects learners with Arabic teachers for live one-to-one lessons and also offers a digital learning platform with progress tracking.

The curriculum is built around what Rawiah calls White Arabic, which it describes as a neutral, standardised form of Arabic understood across the Arab world. The company says this approach speeds up comprehension, builds speaking confidence, suits academic and business use and eases the later move to regional dialects.

Programmes run from level A0 to C2 and are aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Rawiah lists intensive tracks, academic Arabic, corporate and diplomatic tracks, and customised learning paths. The digital platform includes a learning management system, assessments and placement tests, and performance reports. Learners can browse teachers by budget and book lessons at times that suit them, and teachers can apply to join through a separate sign-up route.

Rawiah serves individual learners worldwide, expatriates living and working in Arab countries, diplomats and embassies, companies entering Arab markets, universities and researchers, and professionals. It also sells corporate and institutional packages, including employee training, government and diplomatic packages, university partnerships and sector-specific Arabic.

The company states its mission as helping global learners reach Arabic fluency through a structured, human-centred experience, and its vision as becoming a global reference for contemporary Arabic education. Its site credits support from Misk, Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Technology Development Program (NTDP). Learner testimonials on the site come from a regional director, a diplomatic mission, a founder and a PhD researcher.

The company's published pages do not name founders, funding rounds or learner numbers.