extracting unicode form a flat file to insert in db

[tashfeen ekram]

i am trying to extract unicode form a flat file that i wiould like to insert in a mysql database.

however, i am not usre how to exactly excract the data properly. each line in the text file contains on name in arabic for ex:
معالم السلوك للمرأة المسلمة

but when i do a fgets on the file and then echo it i get the following output:
معالم السلوك للمرأة المسلمة ㄊ㈳愬⵬慑汵愠⵬慍爧景映⁩慆桤污䴭❡潲ⱦⰱ〲〰〬ㄮⰲ⸱ⰵ⸲㜵㐱㠲㜵ⰱ਍䐊灵楬慣整攠瑮祲✠〲㄰‧潦⁲敫⁹

where is that extra stuff coming from?