As I see things now, it seems I'll have to choose between phpBB and smf, but I'm completely open to other suggestions. Some of the requirements that I have in mind for these scripts are these: 1. Easy to use Arabic language and templates, would be great if possible to use Arabic/English interface (left-right, right-left) on the script. 2. Easy to move to invision or vBulletin at a later time (without losing any data, of course). 3. Easy to setup gold member accounts without ads/regular account to display ads (this is not a priority). 4. Support for access via mobile devices would also be a plus, but not really needed at this time. I guess that's all for now, but what is really needed at this time is a script that's secure enough, easy to customize and has good support for Arabic language/interface style. Thank you in advance for your answers!