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Listening Comprehension – Rotating Tower Posted by aziza on Oct 18, 2015
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise. Listen to the news report, and then answer the questions. You can use the vocabulary list at the end to assist your comprehension. Answer the following questions in English: 1- How do the views change in the skyscraper? 2- How can one control the rotation? 3-…
Has Queen Nefertiti been hiding Inside King Tut’s Tomb For 3000 Years? (2) Posted by jesa on Oct 17, 2015
Marhaba! So, did you find the news story as interesting as I did? Quite amazing! Although it will take some time to either prove or refute Reeves’ theories, this development is significant and might be one of the most important archaeological discoveries in our lifetimes! Today I am sharing the answers to the questions from…
Kofta BBQ Posted by aziza on Oct 16, 2015
This is a very easy and yummy dish. If you do not wish to have a BBQ soon, you can cook it in the oven grill instead. الكفته المشوية على الفحم المقادير كيلو لحمه مفرومه بصله متوسطه مبشوره عصير بصله ملعقه صغيره بيكنج بود ٢ ملعقه كبيره برغل منقوع و مصفي ملعقه كبيره صلصة الباربيكيو…
How did the Islamic (Hijri) Calendar Begin? Posted by Fisal on Oct 14, 2015
Ahlan أهــْــلاً , Arabic lovers! Today is the first day of the new Hijri year (1437), so Happy New Hijri Year to everyone! In today’s post we are going to know how this calendar was started and who started it. We have learnt in a previous post about the Arabic names of weekdays…
Has Queen Nefertiti been hiding Inside King Tut’s Tomb For 3000 Years? Posted by jesa on Oct 13, 2015
Marhaba! If you are as interested in following the latest developments in Egypt (apart from political ones), you have definitely come across hundreds of news articles that discuss University of Arizona archaeologist Nicholas Reeves’ theory on Queen Nefertiti’s burial site in the Valley of the Kings. I find this story to be extremely fascinating and…
Amr Diab; “With Him” Posted by Fisal on Sep 30, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Today I am presenting a beautiful song by Amr Diab عــَـــمــْـــرو دِيــَـــاب . The song is entitled “ويــَّــاه /Wayyah/” which translates literally as “With Him”. Surprisingly, slang Arabic can address females in the form of males, so Amr means “With My Love”. Slang or dialectic Arabic is a…
Listening Comprehension, Answers Posted by aziza on Sep 28, 2015
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise about the celebration of Eid Al-Adha (عيد الأضحى) in Turkey and France. Useful vocabulary is available at the end of the post. Answer the following questions in Arabic: 1- بم يمتاز المسلمون الأتراك؟ يمتاز المسلمون الأتراك بصفة الاحترام الشديد للشعائر الدينية. 2- كيف…