Archive for March, 2011
Egypt Mubarak (1981–2011):Thirty Years in Thirty Lines Posted by Fisal on Mar 15, 2011
Thirty years of nothing but corruption الفساد and conspiracy المؤامرة , that is to sum up the Mubarak era. His two predecessors had to take fatal decisions قرارات مصيرية at a time of nonstop war حرب until peace السلام was reached; a thing which could give them some excuse عذر. Mubarak’s failure فشل can…
Egypt ; A Story of Struggle Posted by Fisal on Mar 13, 2011
Since the time of the Pharaohs الفراعنة, Egypt مصر was never ruled by a native Egyptian; except for the last sixty years. Along history التاريخ it hasn’t known any democratic regime نظام ديمقراطى in the sense of what modern democracy means. The welfare of the people depended mainly on the desire of its rulers…
Nouns الاسم /Al-Ism/ : Number العدد /Al-Adad/ Posted by Fisal on Mar 12, 2011
* Arabic Nouns fall into Three main categories concerning their Number: (1) Singular مفرد /Mofrad/ (2) Dual مثنى /Mothanna/ (3) Plural جمع /Gam’/ (1) The Singular Noun الاسم المفرد /Al-Ism Al-Mofrad/ It is the Noun that refers to only ONE person or thing. Examples: – Mohammad محمد – Mona منى – man رجل /rajul/ – boy…
Nouns الأسماء /Al-Asma’a / : Gender الجنس /Al-Genss/ Posted by Fisal on Mar 11, 2011
* Arabic Nouns fall into two main categories concerning their Gender: (1) Masculine مذكر /Mozakkar/ & (2) Feminine مؤنث /Mo’annath/ * There some other sub-categories to these two main ones. * Note that: The Gender of a word is mostly determined by its Form not by the Concept it refers to…
Nancy Ajram: One of the Most Recognized Faces in the Arab World Posted by aziza on Mar 10, 2011
Nancy Ajram (نانسي عجرم ) is one of the most famous singers and one of the most recognized faces on Arab screens. She is young, innovative, lively and fun! Her glamour never ends, and she only gains more and more fans all the time. Nancy Ajram (born 16, 1973) is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and…
Listening comprehension exercise Posted by aziza on Mar 6, 2011
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise. Please listen to the news item and answer the following exercise based on the information presented in it: 1- Which newspaper does the report quote? 2- What is the name of the first Saudi female pilot? 3- Where will she work? 4- How old is she?…
Obesity in the Arab World Posted by aziza on Mar 3, 2011
Obesity is considered a major problem in today’s world. Statistics show that there are around 1.5 billion obese people around the world nowadays. Some Arab countries are on the top ten countries in terms of the prevalence of obesity among their populations. Statistics show that 20-30% of all Saudi adults are obese, with 60% of…