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The Phenomenon of Abu Simbel Posted by Fisal on Nov 10, 2012
The two temples at Abu Simbel أبو سمبل are among the most magnificent monuments آثار in the world. Their removal and reconstruction was a historic event in itself. When the temples (280 km from Aswan) were threatened by submersion الغمر – الغرق in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam السد…
On Love Posted by jesa on Nov 8, 2012
Gibran Khalil Gibran is one of the most recognized poets in the world. He was not only a poet, but also an artist, painter, sculptor (نَحَّات), theologian, and more importantly a prolific writer. He was born on January 6, 1883 in Lebanon and passed away on April 10, 1931 in New York City. Born in…
Algeria’s Story of Independence Posted by Fisal on Nov 2, 2012
Like yesterday in November, 1954 the Algerian Liberation Revolution ثــورة الـتــحـــــريــــر الــجــــزائـــريــــة broke out against the French colonization إســتــعـــمــــار that started in 1830. The revolution of the Algerian people lasted for nearly seven years of political and armed struggle. The revolution ended with the declaration of Algeria’s Independence إســتــقـــلال on 5 July, 1962. Nearly…
A word search game in Arabic, answers Posted by aziza on Oct 31, 2012
In this post, I present the answer of the word game presented in the previous post. موسيقى حفل عزف جيتار عود طبلة بيانو أغنية مطرب أداء Music party/concern play (music) Guitar Lute Drum Piano Song Singer Performance
Runaway Barbara (هاشلة بربارة): A Happy Halloween!! Posted by jesa on Oct 31, 2012
While everyone is busy preparing their costumes and stacking up their candy, children in the Arab world, and specifically the Levant – Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon – impatiently await December 4 to celebrate their own version of Halloween, Saint Barbara’s Holiday( عيد القديسة بربارة). While the carving of pumpkins (لقطين) is not as…
A word search game in Arabic Posted by aziza on Oct 31, 2012
In this post, I have prepared an Arabic word search game for you. Can you find the 10 words below in the table? If you are not sure about the meaning of any word, look at the bottom of the page for the translation. All the words are related to music. موسيقى حفل عزف…
The Lute Oud Posted by aziza on Oct 29, 2012
The lute (العود) is a string musical instrument that is very important in Middle Eastern music. It has a distinctive shape. See pictures! Oud has developed over a long period of time. Some date it back to the times of Ancient Egypt, based on some images and artefacts of an instrument that looks…