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The Impossible Love – Kazim Al-Sahir Posted by Fisal on Mar 14, 2013
Today, I will present a very nice song by the great singer Kazem Al-Saahir. The song was written by the great poet Nizar Qabbani. It is called “The Impossible Love الــحــُــبُّ الــمــُــســْــتــَـــحـــيـــلُ”. The song is also known by the name “I Love You Very Much أحـبــكِ جداً” as these are the opening words of…
Listening comprehension exercise, answers Posted by aziza on Mar 11, 2013
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented in my previous post and the transcription of the listening text. Transcription: ستة وثلاثون بالمئة من نساء منطقة مكة المكرمة مترفات هذا ما أكدته دراسة حديثة بُعنوان ثقافة الإستهلاك الترفي لدى المرأة السعودية وسبلِ مواجهتها من وجهة نظر التربية الإسلامية . الدراسة…
Listening comprehension exercise in Arabic Posted by aziza on Mar 10, 2013
Listen to the text, and answer the questions that follow. You can use the additional vocabulary list to assist your comprehension. Questions: 1- What did the study find out about women who live in Mecca? 2- What is the title of the study? 3- How many women participated in the study? 4- How many of…
International Women’s Day: Gaining Momentum Posted by jesa on Mar 7, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا) ! Today, I would like to say congratulations (تهاني) to every woman (إمرأة) on the glorious (مجيد) occasion of ‘International Women’s Day (IWD)’ (اليوم العالمي للمرأة). Every year on March 8, women from the around the globe celebrate this day by taking stock of the different social (اجتماعية), political (سياسية) and economic (اقتصادية)…
Umm Kulthum Festival of Music Part 2 Posted by jesa on Mar 5, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! I am sure you found the article from the previous post interesting and I am confident you have worked hard on answering the questions. After presenting you with the answers and the translation of some key words, I have added another musical masterpiece by Umm Kulthum called Baeed Annak (بعيد عنك) (Far from…
Umm Kulthum Festival of Music and Singing Posted by jesa on Mar 4, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! In this post, I would like to share an article that announced a new festival of music and singing in honor of one of the greatest Arab singers ever: Umm Kulthum (أم كلثوم). Along with Fairouz from Lebanon, Umm Koulthoum’s unique musical talent, in her voice and acting, has captured the hearts and…
Word search game – literature, answer Posted by aziza on Feb 28, 2013
In this post, I present the answer of the word search game related to literature presented earlier. Here is the word list: كاتب أديب رواية مسرحية قصة شعر شاعر كتاب قصيدة أدب Here are the words highlighted: Here is the translation of the words: 1. Writer 2. Literary writer 3. Novel 4. Play 5. Story…