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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 “…
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…
Body Language with Specific Meaning in the Arab World Posted by Fisal on Jun 6, 2011
We read before about kinds of communication in the Arab culture. Today, we are going to learn some body language or body signs with their specific meanings in the Arab culture. An open hand at the ear level is equal to Assalamu Alykom (the Muslim greeting) or hello. It usually accompanies the verbal greeting or…
This Day in History: The 1967 War (حرب 1967 ) Posted by Fisal on Jun 5, 2011
Every nation’s life is like everyone’s life; it has ups and downs. This day in 1967 was an unlucky day to all Arab countries neighboring Israel. Like today and on 5th June 1967, Israel launched a sudden and violent military attack against Syria, Egypt and Jordan. The war lasted for only six days. That…
If You are my Love, .. إن كنت حبيبي Posted by Fisal on Jun 3, 2011
We have read before about the great Egyptian singer and actor Abdel-Haleem Hafez. Today, we are going to read and listen to a part of one of his great poetic songs entitled “A Message from under Water”. The poem was written by the famous poet Nizar Qabbani. You will find the song words and…