Archive for 'Culture'
Five Letters To My Mother Posted by aziza on Mar 16, 2009
“ خمس رسائل إلى أميFive Letters To My Mother” is a beautiful poem from Nizar Qabbani. Five Letters To My Mother خمس رسائل إلى أمي Good morning sweetheart. Good morning My beautiful Saint It has been two years, mother since the boy has sailed on his legendary journey. Since hid within his luggage the…
Nizar Qabbani Posted by aziza on Mar 11, 2009
Nizar Qabbani (نزار قباني)is a famous Arab poet, who is very well known for his romantic and feminist poetry. He was born in Damascus on 21 March 1923. Nizar was born to a middle class family, and his father owned a sweets shop. He liked arts, particularly drawing and music in his childhood, but later…
Felafel Posted by aziza on Mar 1, 2009
Felafel (الفلافل) is a traditional dish or even snack in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East. It has been largely internationalized in the last few decades. The traditional Egyptian felafel is made up of soaked broad (fava) beans mixed with various spices, onion, and garlic, in addition to parsley or coriander. It is…
Calendars used in Arab countries Posted by aziza on Feb 23, 2009
In the Arab world, there are different calendars in use. The most common one is the Western calendar which is used in most countries of the world. The names of the months are different from one region to another. The following table gives 3 common ways of naming the twelve months of the year in…
Arabic calligraphy Posted by aziza on Jan 31, 2009
Arabic calligraphy (الخط العربي) is a very important aspect of Arabic art and culture that has enjoyed an important status in Arabic culture for centuries. Calligraphy is defined as beautiful or decorative handwriting, which is a feature of the majority of writing systems around the world. In Arabic and Islamic culture, calligraphy has enjoyed a…
Greeting in Arabic Posted by aziza on Jan 19, 2009
The most common greetings in the Arabic language areأهلاًandالسلام عليكم أهلاًmeans hello, welcome, hi and how do you do? السلام عليكمis used for both hello and goodbye. People at different countries use variations of these expressions, e.g. in the Gulf countries, “هلا” is used as a local variation of أهلاً. This table shows…
Glimpses of Egyptian culture in a song Posted by aziza on Jan 16, 2009
I have always loved the song ( عودوني ) by the famous star Amr Diab. The music is authentic and touching, and the clip is amazing. I have always thought that Amr Diab chooses his songs very well, but this has by far been the best for me! The clip shows some images of traditional Nubian…