Archive for August, 2015
Go Bananas for this Recipe! Posted by jesa on Aug 16, 2015
Marhaba! Do you love bananas? I certainly do! Today, I am sharing an easy and fun recipe for Banana Bread! This is quite popular in many places around the Arab world. For instance, in Lebanon, many coffee shops and restaurants sell banana bread with different flavors. Some add chocolate or vanilla to the mix. Others…
Learn the 10 Most Common Words about the Iran Nuclear Deal Posted by jesa on Aug 15, 2015
Marhaba! For the last couple of weeks, the Iran Nuclear deal has been at the forefront of every TV show, newspaper article, news website, and different social media outlets. Is it good or bad for the world? For the West or for the Middle East? Rather than slipping into this never ending discussion, how about…
Nour Al-Sharif (1946 – 2015) Posted by Fisal on Aug 13, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we are going to read a short biography السيرة الذاتية of one of the most influential artists فنانين in Egypt and the Arab world. Nour Al-Sharif نور الشريف , as he was nicknamed, is a famous contemporary معاصر Egyptian actor ممثل. His birth name is Muhammad Gabir Abdallah محمد…
Listening answers – Dubai Heritage Posted by aziza on Aug 9, 2015
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension questions about Dubai heritage camp. I also present the transcription of the report. Transcription: تحت رعاية الشيخ ماجد بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم رئيس مجلس إدارة هيئة دبي للثقافة والفنون نظم برنامج تعزيز الهوية الوطنية في الإمارات العربية المتحدة، مخيم وطني للعائلات في…
Listening – Dubai Heritage Posted by aziza on Aug 7, 2015
Listen to the report and answer the following questions. You can use the words at the end of the post to facilitate your comprehension. The report deals with Dubai Heritage Camp. The questions deal with the first 1.50 seconds of the report. Answer the following questions in Arabic من الذي قام برعاية المخيم؟ من نظم…
Arabic for Libraries (Part 2) Posted by Fisal on Aug 6, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Since libraries play an important role in our lives, we have started a series of blogs representing different situations in a library setting to get to know how to use Arabic in the library. Today, we have another conversation between a librarian and a library patron to check out some materials…
Arabic for Libraries (Part 1) Posted by Fisal on Aug 5, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Since libraries play an important role in our lives, in today’s post we are going to explore some useful language that is used in a library setting through some dialogues. You will have the full dialogue in Arabic and then the same dialogue translated into English. المحادثة الأولى: الحصول على بطاقة…