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The Arabic displayed on moqawama.org is presented as text, not as an image, and thus requires users to have the appropriate combination of browser, operating system, and/or plug-in. The following information should give you some idea as to your options.
Select your operating platform:
- Arabic Windows 95
- Non-Arabic Windows 95
- Arabic Windows 3.x
- Macintosh
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Additional Recommendations

- Microsoft Windows font smoother
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Troubleshooting

- Netscape / Sindbad
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Arabic Windows 95 users:
Microsoft Arabic Internet Explorer 3.0 & 4.0
- Probably the best option as it does not require plugins or additional downloads, and comes with a wide array of features.  It is available for FREE.  Supports Java, JavaScript, Direct X multimedia technologies, and comes with Outlook Express, NetMeeting Etc.  Please note however that this is only a preview edition!
- Download Microsoft Arabic Internet Explorer 3.0
Download Microsoft Arabic Internet Explorer 4.0
Sindbad
- Must be used with either Netscape 3.x or 4.x. It supports Arabic e-mail and Arabic chat. It is available for FREE.
- Download Sindbad for Netscape 4.x
- Download Sindbad for Netscape 3.x
- Download Netscape 4.x
- Download Netscape 3.x
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Non-Arabic Windows 95 users:
Microsoft Arabic Internet Explorer 3.0
   Download Microsoft Arabic Internet Explorer 3.0

Sindbad

- The best option. Must be used with either Netscape 3.x & 4.x. It supports Arabic e-mail and Arabic chat. It is available for FREE
- Download Sindbad for Netscape 4.x
- Download Sindbad at  for Netscape 3.x
- Download Netscape 4.x
- Download Netscape 3.x
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Arabic Windows 3.x:
Netscape 16 bit Navigator 3.01
- The best option, but please note that some text may be displayed incorrectly. Available for FREE.
- Download Netscape 16 bit Navigator 3.01 from
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Macintosh:
Apple Arabic Language Kit
- You will need the Arabic Language kit from Apple to display and write Arabic on your computer.  In addition you will need Netscape 1.x or greater.
- Information on the Arabic Language Kit
- Information on configuring your Netscape browser to display Arabic text

Additional Recommendations:

MS windows 95 font smoother
To improve the quality of the fonts displayed on you screen, regardless of operating system, download and install MS Windows 95 font smoother for FREE form Microsoft. Please note that you must set you computer to 64K colors or more.
- Download Windows 95 font smoother

Troubleshooting

Netscape users unable to read Arabic text, please follow these steps:
1. Verify that your browser is running in Arabic Windows.
2. Start Netscape, choose Arabic mode if using Sindbad, and go to http://www.moqawama.org/arabic/main.html
3. Choose Options / General Preferences / Fonts.
4. Click the "Choose Font" button to change the default proportional font.
5. A fonts dialog box will appear. Choose an Arabic font from the list and choose a font size.
6. Click OK. The font dialog box will disappear.
7. Click OK to save the changes.
8. Change to user-defined encoding from the View pull-down menu (or from the Options menu in Navigator 3.x) to see you changes take effect.
9. You should now be able to read the Arabic text.

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