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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…
Molukhia Posted by aziza on May 7, 2012
Jews mallow (ملوخية) is a traditional Egyptian dish that is very healthy and delicious. This is a leafy green plant with small yellow flowers that is used to prepare a very famous Egyptian dish. We only need the leaves for the dish and they have to be chopped very finely. You can find it…
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…
How to Drive a Teacher Crazy in an Arabic Conversation! Posted by Hichem on Apr 20, 2012
Let’s get this straight: Teachers are not there to be made fun of. In fact, being a teacher is truly a noble profession. The “Prince of Arab Poets“, Ahmed Chawki, is renown for having once said: قُـمْ للمعـــــــلّمِ وَفِّــــــــــهِ التبجيـلا * * * كـــــــــادَ المعلّمُ أن يكــــــــونَ رســــــــــولا “Stand Up for Your Teacher to Offer The…