Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Mahmoud Mukhtar (1891 – 1934) Posted by Fisal on May 12, 2012
Google celebrated the 121st birthday of Mamoud Mukhtar مـحـــمـــــود مــخــتــــــار last Thursday. Mukhtar was one of the few leading Egyptian sculptors نــَــحــَّــاتــيـــن . He is the maker of the famous Nahdit Misr Statue تــِــمــثــــال نــهــضــــة مِـصـــر (Egypt’s Renaissance Sculpture) and has a museum named after him in Cairo that exhibits his numerous works. His museum…
Why Death is *NOT* Considered Taboo in Arabic Culture Posted by Hichem on May 11, 2012
Regardless of their various walks of life, Arab people enjoy very much living life, and as a rule of thumb embrace it to the fullest. Do you perhaps know an Arab person from your own entourage? Chances are, he or she is a bon vivant(e), as the French put it. If not, then you can…
Labor Day Quiz Answers Posted by Fisal on May 5, 2012
We have already read about Labor Day عيد العمال but how did you do on its quiz ? Did you answer all the questions correctly ? Ok, today, I will present the answers to the Labor Day Quiz for you all to check your answers. To view the questions, go back to the quiz. 1) The…
New Global “Center of Excellence” for Arabic Language Posted by Hichem on May 2, 2012
A new Arabic Language charter was announced only a week ago to establish the UAE as a global “center of excellence” for the Arabic language, news outlets such as The National and GulfNews reported. The language center will be based at Zayed University, to “revive Arabic as لغة العلـــــــوم والتكنولوجيــــــــــا (the language of sciences and technology)”. The announcement was made at the opening session of the…
Labor Day Quiz Posted by Fisal on May 1, 2012
It is Labor Day عيد العمال again ! and we shall never forget how much laborers suffered and are still. So, Happy Labor Day to all the hard-working laborers all over the globe. Last year, we presented a post article about the occasion and today we are going to read the article again and…
Abdul Aziz Al-Kusi: 1906 – 1992 Posted by Fisal on Apr 29, 2012
Abdel Aziz Al-Kusi was a great Egyptian psychologist عـالـِـم نـقــس and is considered the Dean of the Arabic Psychology عـَـمـيــد عـِـلـم الـنـفــس الـعـربـى . He got the highest honours in Egypt and represented his country at UNESCO. He also was a member of so many specialised national councils and was the founder مـُـؤسـّــس of new…
Top 20 *Must-Know* Arabic Adverbs of Space Posted by Hichem on Apr 21, 2012
Of course, when we talk about adverbs of SPACE here, it’s not necessarily meaning “Outer Space“—but just any space in general! For example, how do you say in Arabic “here”, “there”, “over there”, “near”, “between”, etc.? If you want to be really fluent in Arabic, then, just like we said it a few days ago about…