🧠 AI-Powered Bidirectional Arabic ↔ Sign Language Translator

This project aims to empower deaf and hard-of-hearing students across the Arab world by eliminating language barriers using artificial intelligence. Through real-time, bidirectional translation between written/spoken Arabic and Arabic Sign Language (ArSL), this solution promotes inclusive education, digital equity, and independent communication.

✅ Works on mobile, web, smartboards
✅ Supports multiple Arabic dialects
✅ Designed for low-resource settings

🌍 The Educational & Linguistic Gap We Aim to Bridge

Key Problems We Address:

❌ Scarcity of human sign language interpreters
❌ Lack of inclusive EdTech tools in Arabic
❌ Complexities of Arabic (dialects, grammar, synonyms)
❌ Isolation of deaf students from mainstream education

Our Solution:

An affordable, intelligent, culturally sensitive system that enables direct communication between deaf students and Arabic-speaking teachers using AI.

🚀 A First-of-Its-Kind Arabic AI Innovation

🔁 True Bidirectional Translation

🧠 Deep Learning & Fuzzy Logic

🖐️ Gesture + Facial Recognition

🗺️ Dialect-Aware NLP

📱 Mobile-first Design

🗣️ Text-to-Speech Output

🏅 Strategically Designed for Global Impact & Recognition

UNESCO/Hamad Bin Khalifa: Supports SDGs, empowers marginalized learners, sustainable design
King Salman Award: Enhances Arabic NLP and builds Arabic linguistic tools
THE Awards: Real-world academic deployment, 6+ peer-reviewed papers

🏗️ Development Journey

📅 2021: Problem research & data collection
🏗️ 2022: Dataset building + early prototypes
🧪 2023: Model training
🏫 2024: Pilot deployment in schools
🌍 2025: Public launch & award submissions

🧪 Technologies We Use

Category	Technologies
AI/ML	CNN, LSTM, Transformers
NLP	FuzzyWuzzy, BERT, Arabic parsing
Speech	TTS, Speech-to-text
Image	OpenCV, Gesture Tracking
Deployment	Flutter, TensorFlow Lite, REST APIs

🤝 Collaboration & Support

We’ve collaborated with:

🎓 Taiz University
🏫 Al-Shaab & Al-Nahda Schools for the Deaf
🤝 Global Youth Council
🌐 International NLP & AI researchers

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