Archive for 'Culture'
Listening Exercise: The Marvel Child Posted by Fisal on Oct 27, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Do you find it difficult to learn a foreign language? This news report will change your mind for sure. Listen to the news report and answer the comprehension questions. اِســتــمــع إلــى الــتــقــريــر ، ثــُــمَّ أجـِــبْ عـَــن الأســئــلــة الــتــَّــالــِــيــَـــة: Listen to the report and then answer the following questions: الأســـْـــئــِـــلــة Questions كم…
Alexandrian Kebdah Posted by Fisal on Oct 27, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Have you ever been to Egypt? What food have you tried there? Which dish did you like most? Have you tried any sandwiches there? Which one did you like? Have you heard of the “Alexandrian Kebdah” (liver) كبدة اسكندراني? If you haven’t tried it, you really should! How? You are not travelling…
Arab Reading Challenge Posted by aziza on Oct 26, 2016
The Arab Reading Challenge is an initiative to encourage students in the UAE and Arab world to read was launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) aims for a million students in the Arab world to…
Short Biography of Amr Diab Posted by Fisal on Oct 24, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we will talk about Amr Diab; the famous Egyptian singer. Amr celebrated 55th birthday on October 11th and guess where he celebrated it? At the gym! Amr is a pop singer and songwriter. He won many music awards جوائز. He set a world record as Best-Selling Middle-Eastern artist. …
Sing with Mashrou’ Leila: Kalaam Posted by jesa on Oct 23, 2016
Marhaba! For the last few days, I have been listening to Mashrou’ Leila‘s different albums on repeat. I am always amazed by the depth of their lyrics and beautiful compositions. Today, I want to share with you another masterpiece by the great band Mashrou’ Leila! The song is called Kalaam (كلام), which literally translates to…
I Love Your Hands Posted by aziza on Oct 19, 2016
Faia Younan (فايا يونان ) is a 22 year old Syrian singer who uses her art to talk about her country and about the situation in all Arab countries. She is originally from Aleppo (حلب), and though she studied economics, her love for singing drove her to create a YouTube channel for herself and launch her…
Sing with Fairouz: Reminds Me of Autumn Posted by jesa on Oct 18, 2016
Marhaba! I know for a fact that all you dear Arabic lovers love Fairouz and her beautiful songs. I can never get enough of her songs and I never ever feel bored listening to her different albums. Today, I want to share with you another beautiful ballad by the great Fairouz! The song is called…