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Listening Exercise: Fasting and Health Posted by Fisal on Jun 8, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! It is Ramadan and Muslims all over the world are observing the month with fasting, prayers and good deeds. “Ramadan Karim رمــضــان كــريــم” is a common greeting that marks the start of the holy month and one can see the correctness of such greeting everywhere, especially in a Muslim community. Fasting…
The 15 Best Universities in Africa 2015/2016 Posted by Fisal on May 25, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, I am going to share some good news from Africa. Earlier last month, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2015/2016 were revealed with a list of the best global universities. This is the only international university performance table to judge world class universities across all…
Fisal’s Dictionary: /da.ra.sa/ Posted by Fisal on May 22, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary in order to discover some of its secrets. We will dig deep into the root verb دَرَسَ /da.ra.sa/ (to Study) and explore some of its derivatives and idiomatic expressions. Get a deep breath and…
Listening Answers: An Expat in Japan Posted by Fisal on May 19, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Here are the answers to the last listening comprehension exercise about the first Egyptian doctor to get a work permit in Japan and who learned the Japanese language while studying there. If you would like to have another look at the exercise, just click here. الإجــابــات Answers اسم البرنامج على…
Listening Exercise: An Expat in Japan Posted by Fisal on May 19, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! What second language are you learning or have you already learned? Dare you take Japanese! Let’s listen to this Egyptian guy who is the first Arab to get a work permit as a doctor in Japan and try to answer some comprehension questions about him and his life in Japan. اِســتــمــع…
Luxor; Capital of International Tourism for 2016 Posted by Fisal on May 18, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Have you ever been to Luxor? Yes, that Egyptian ancient city! The executive council of the World Tourism Organization مــنــظــمــة الــســيــاحــة الــعــالــمــيــة of the United Nations الأمم المتحدة has named Luxor earlier this month as the Capital of International Tourism عــاصــمــة الــســيــاحــة الــعــالــمــيــة for 2016. The city has been selected…
Reading Comprehension Answers: Salalah Posted by Fisal on May 12, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! How was the last reading comprehension exercise about the Omani famous city; Salalah? I hope you have found it useful. Anyway, this post is your chance to get feedback and check your answers. Just in case you want to review the passage and questions, kindly click here. الإجــابــات Answers يتحدث المقال عن…