Archive for 'Culture'
Hijab Posted by aziza on Jul 28, 2011
Hijab (which means cover) is a traditional head cover or wrap worn by Muslim women. Many Muslim women around the world wear it. It has numerous styles and colors, and its fashion varies all the time. It also varies from one country to the other, so women in Pakistan have a different hijab style from…
Famous Cities: Alexandria الإسكندرية /Al-iskandariya/ (Part 1) Posted by Fisal on Jul 27, 2011
Nicknamed the “Bride of the Mediterranean عروس البحر المتوسط “, Alexandria is the second largest city of Egypt with a population of about 4 million extending along 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea البحر المتوسط in the north central part of the country. It is also the largest city lying directly on…
The Rosetta Stone حجر رشيد Posted by Fisal on Jul 20, 2011
The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt stele inscribed with a decree فرمان issued in Memphis منف , Egypt in 196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy V بطليموس الخامس . The decree appears in three scripts: the upper text is ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs اللغة الهيروغليفية . The middle portion is Demotic اللغة…
Grammar Exercise تدريب نحوىّ Posted by Fisal on Jul 7, 2011
How good are you at reading Arabic? I guess most of you are quite good. Ok, but how good are you at Arabic grammar?? Today you will have the chance to test yourself in reading comprehension and in your grammar competence. I am posting a passage in Arabic. You are required to read the…
The Pillars of Islam أركان الإسلام Posted by Fisal on Jul 3, 2011
For a fifth of the world’s population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace سلام , mercy رحمة and forgiveness مغفرة . The majority of Muslims have nothing to do with the extremely grave events and accusations that are associated with their faith. Islam’s…
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…