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Everything You Need to Know About the Golden Globes in ARABIC! (2) Posted by jesa on Jan 19, 2016
Marhaba! Hope you enjoyed reading about the Golden Globes in Arabic. Despite the many problems with such awards, especially the exclusion of notable films for various sociopolitical reasons, I think it’s important to stay fully informed of the latest films, TVs, and music scores that in way or another shape our popular culture even if…
The Other Pair Posted by aziza on Jan 18, 2016
In this post, I present a short movie from Egypt. it is besed on a situation in Ghandi’s life. Screen play Mohamed Maher Directed By Sarah Rozik The film holds a grant Youssef Chahine Higher Institute of Cinema Projects Can you talk or write about this clip? Here are some useful words: poor = فقير rich =…
Nizar Qabbani: The Tree Posted by Fisal on Jan 17, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, I am presenting a beautiful love poem by the great Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani نزار قباني. The poem has the title of “The Tree الشجرة“. In the poem, Nizar urges his beloved not be fixed in one place like a tree. He urges her to be a living…
Everything You Need to Know About the Golden Globes in ARABIC! Posted by jesa on Jan 16, 2016
Marhaba! Less than a week ago, hundreds of actors, actresses, directors, film producers, script writers, and other individuals in the TV and film industry gathered for the Golden Globes. These annual awards are meant to celebrate the best motion films, music scores, and TV series in the previous year. In many circles, the Golden Globes…
Rawani Posted by aziza on Jan 15, 2016
Today, I went to visit a Yemeni friend, and she offered me a very light and sweet cake. I asked her about it, and she gave me the recipe! The cake is called Yemeni Rawani (رواني يمني) Ingredients: 6 eggs 6 table spoons of flour 1 tea spoon of vanilla 1 teaspoon of baking powder…
Reading Comprehension Answers: Theeb Posted by Fisal on Jan 15, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, we are going to check our answers to the last reading comprehension exercise about the best foreign film “Theeb” nominated for the 2015 Oscar. If you would like to view the exercise and the questions again, please click here. الإجــابــات Answers اسم الفيلم العربي المرشح لجائزة الأوسكار 2015…
Reading Comprehension Exercise: Theeb Posted by Fisal on Jan 14, 2016
اِقــرأ الـقــطـــعــــة الـتــالــيـــة ثــم أجـــب عـــن الأســئــلـــــــة Read the and following passage and then answer the questions: “أعلنت الأكاديمية الأميركية لعلوم وفنون السينما – فى صباح الخميس – الأفلام الخمسة المرشحة لجائزة أوسكار لأفضل فيلم ناطق بلغة أجنبية ، وهم: الفيلم الكولومبي (إمبريس أوف ذا سيربنت Embrace of the Serpent) والفيلم الفرنسي (موستانغ Mustang)…