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A Diplomatic Clash between Egypt and Cyprus Posted by jesa on Jan 3, 2013
Ahlan wa Sahlan 2013!! We are already two days in the new year!! Time really flies. I hope you had time to work on your New Year Resolutions! The important thing is that you strive to meet your goals and work hard on keeping your resolutions!! I know I will be working hard to keep…
Ahlan wa Sahlan 2013 Posted by jesa on Dec 30, 2012
Ahlan wa Sahlan 2013!! (أهلاً وسهلآً سنة 2013) We bid you farewell 2012 and we dearly welcome 2013!! At this point every year, nearly everyone around the world rushes to make sense of the important highlights that took place in their lives in the last 365 days. Some of these moments bring happy memories, while…
A Great and Tasty Vegetarian Dish Posted by jesa on Dec 27, 2012
Today, I am going to teach you how to cook Loubieh Bi Zeit- Green Beans in oil (لوبية بالزيت) a vegetarian dish (صحن نباتي) to go along with tuna fish, pita bread, homemade hummus and French fries. I am sharing the recipe that I use to cook this tasty dish. We borrowed our recipe from…
Bread, Hashish and Moon Posted by jesa on Dec 22, 2012
In this post, I want to introduce you to one of my favorite Arab poets, Nizar Qabbani (نزار قباني), and consequently some verses from one of his most famous poem called ‘ Bread, Hashish and Moon’ (خبز وحشيش وقمر) Born in Syria in 1923, Qabbani was a diplomat and poet. He was born into a middle-class…
Far Fetched Dreams for Women in Saudi Arabia Posted by jesa on Dec 14, 2012
In this post, I would like to share a small excerpt from an article on the limited career opportunities for women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This important article was published on the website of BBC Arabic. After presenting an excerpt from this article, I will pose some questions for you to answer. It…
Meet Julia Boutros Posted by jesa on Dec 9, 2012
In this post, I would like to introduce you all to one of my favorite musicians in the Arab World. I will add two YouTube videos: one of her most famous songs ‘Ghabet Shams el Haq’ (غابة شمس الحقّ)and given the holiday season, her latest single called ‘Jayi’ (جايي) which is featured on her upcoming…
Places and Buildings in Arabic Posted by jesa on Nov 30, 2012
In this post and as I previously promised, every now and then I will provide you with some lessons that can be beneficial to beginners, intermediate and advanced Arabic learners and lovers! Today, my lesson focuses on a list of different places and buildings in Arabic. All these words are the most common organizations and…