--- ibus-m17n-1.3.4/src/default.xml.old	2016-12-20 11:07:26.242523223 +0530
+++ ibus-m17n-1.3.4/src/default.xml	2016-12-20 11:11:42.392527990 +0530
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 		<name>m17n:*:kbd</name>
 		<rank>-1</rank>
 	</engine>
+        <!-- Arabic kbd engine should be selected by default:
+             https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076945 -->
+        <engine>
+                <name>m17n:ar:kbd</name>
+                <rank>1</rank>
+        </engine>
+
 	<!-- zh:py is superseded by ibus-pinyin etc -->
 	<engine>
 		<name>m17n:zh:py</name>