Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها Posted by Fisal on Jun 30, 2011
Written by the great Poet of the Nile Hafez Ibrahim and chanted by the great Star of the East; Om Kolthoum, the poem “Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها” is a masterpiece of the Arabic modern poetry. It is a long poem that Om Kolthoum chose a part of it as a…
The Poet of the Nile شاعر النيل Posted by Fisal on Jun 29, 2011
Hafez Ibrahim (1872 – 1932) حافظ إبراهيم Hafez Ibrahim was a famous Egyptian poet شاعر who lived at the time of Ahmad Shawqi. He was born وُلد on February 24th 1872 on a ship floating in the Nile near Dirout, a city in Asyut District. His father was an Egyptian and his mother was…
Egyptian Proverbs (1) أمثال مصرية Posted by Fisal on Jun 27, 2011
Arabic proverbs reflect the beauty of the Arabic Language and the wisdom of the Arabs and their culture. In Egypt, these proverbs are part of everyone’s daily routine. There is not one single situation that would not have the perfect proverb tailored for it. Just for the sake of fun, I am going to…
This Day in History: Mohammad Mitwally Al-Sha’raawy Posted by Fisal on Jun 17, 2011
Mohammad Mitawlly Al-Sha’raawy محمد متولي الشعراوى Like today and on June 17th 1998, the great Egyptian Muslim jurist الفقيه and scholar العَالِم Mohammad Mitawlly Al-Shara’awy passed away. He had a widespread popularity that he was nicknamed the “The Preacher of the Century داعية القرن ” and “The Imam of All Preachers إمام الدعاة “…
Fisal’s Dictionary: كتب Posted by Fisal on Jun 13, 2011
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb كتب and explore some of its derivatives. * كَتـَبَ [V. T.] = to write, e.g. Ali wrote a letter كتب علىٌ خطاباً * كَتـَبَ الكِتابَ = to write…
Iranian Americans: Maz Jobrani ماز جُبرانى Posted by Fisal on Jun 12, 2011
Maziar (Maz) Jobrani was born on February 26, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. He and his parents moved to California when he was six years old. He was raised in Tiburon in the san Francisco Bay area. He attended Redwood High School in Larkspur where he caught the acting bug after portraying the lead in…
Famous Cities : Cairo القاهرة /Al-Qaahira/ Posted by Fisal on Jun 7, 2011
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and is also the largest city in Egypt and in all Africa. Its Arabic name القاهرة /Al-Qahira/ literally means ” The Conqueror” as it has conquered all invaders along history. It has the nickname of “The City of the Thousand Minarets مدينة الألف مئذنة “. Cairo is also one…