Archive for 'Culture'
Mohammad Ghani Hikmat (1929 – 2011) Posted by Fisal on Apr 21, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً, Arabic lovers! Yesterday, Google Middle East celebrated the 87th anniversary of Mohammad Ghani Hikmat مـحـمـد غـانـي حـكـمـت showing one of his famous monuments called “Saving the Iraqi Culture”. So, I thought it is a good chance to write a short biography about the man. Hikmat was one of the most important Iraqi…
Reading comprehension Angelina Jolie Posted by aziza on Apr 15, 2016
In this post, I present a reading comprehension exercise based on a news story from BBC Arabic. تلقي الممثلة الأمريكية أنجلينا جولي كلمة رئيسية حول أزمة اللاجئين في إطار يوم من التغطية الخاصة تنظمه بي بي سي. ومن المقرر أن تُلقي جولي، وهي مبعوثة مفوضية اللاجئين بالأمم المتحدة، كلمتها في جلسة تُعقد يوم 16 مايو/…
How to make Hawawshi; the Alexandrian way Posted by Fisal on Apr 14, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! What did you have for dinner yesterday? Ok. This was my dinner; Hawawshi حــواوشــي. If you have not tried it, then this your chance! Hawawshi is a very famous dish in Egypt. It is made in two ways; the most famous is the Alexandrian way. Hawawshi is also famous in…
Learn All African Countries and Territories in Arabic – Part 1 Posted by jesa on Apr 12, 2016
Marhaba! Building on previous posts that discussed all 50 U.S. states, 17 Middle East countries, and 15 South American countries and territories in Arabic, today I want to teach you how to pronounce the name of every African country and dependent territory in Arabic. I have translated and transliterated the country names so that you…
Let It Go, Arabized and Localized Posted by aziza on Apr 10, 2016
In this post, I present the Disney song “Let it go” in it original, Arabized and Egyptianized versions. I read an article today about localization, and it said that the localized versions are usually produced in the specific countries they are intended for, and they often adapt to the local culture by using values and imagery pertinent to…
Reading Comprehension Answers: Zaha Hadid Posted by Fisal on Mar 31, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! How was the reading comprehension exercise about the late famous architect Zaha Hadid? I hope you did fine. Anyway, here are the answers to the exercise for you to check. If you would like to view the Exercise and questions again, kindly, click here. الإجــابــات Answers توفيت المهندسة المعمارية “زها حديد”…
Egyptian Proverbs (10) Posted by Fisal on Mar 30, 2016
Arabic proverbs الأمــْــثــَــال الــعــَــرَبــِــيــَّـــة reflect the beauty جــَــمــَــال of the Arabic Language and the wisdom حــِــكــْــمــَــة of the Arabs and their culture. In Egypt, these proverbs are part of everyone’s daily routine. There is no one single situation مــَــوْقــِــف that would not have the perfect proverb tailored for it. Just for the sake of…