From bcfc97167b298adf50177ae8f64efb40e1d7f169 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christal Hugo Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 23:15:38 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add Mastering the UX Design for Arabic Interfaces --- ...ing-the-UX-Design-for-Arabic-Interfaces.md | 78 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Mastering-the-UX-Design-for-Arabic-Interfaces.md diff --git a/Mastering-the-UX-Design-for-Arabic-Interfaces.md b/Mastering-the-UX-Design-for-Arabic-Interfaces.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a33480c --- /dev/null +++ b/Mastering-the-UX-Design-for-Arabic-Interfaces.md @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +A few days ago, a business owner complained that his social media marketing was costing thousands of riyals with minimal results. After examining his approach, I found multiple fundamental problems that are surprisingly common among Saudi businesses. + +For a travel brand, we discovered that direct translation of their foreign queries resulted in highly unproductive investment. 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