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Arabic Translation Answer: ‘Newspapers’ Posted by Fisal on Oct 30, 2014
Ahlan Arabic fans! How did you do in the last translation post about newspapers? Here is the English translation answer of the Arabic Translation Exercise: “Newspapers” that was written by the Egyptian writer and journalist Anis Mansour أنــيــس مــَــنــْــصــُـــور who used to write daily articles for Al-Ahram newspaper; الأهـــرام /Al-Ahram/ under one title; “Situations…
Arabic Translation Exercise: ‘Newspapers’ Posted by Fisal on Oct 30, 2014
Ahlan Arabic fans! Today I am presenting a translation exercise. We are going to read a short article by one of the Arab writers. The article will be in Arabic and you are going to test your Arabic reading skill and translate the article into English. Of course I will post the English…
In the Square We Met My Love Posted by jesa on Oct 29, 2014
Marhaba! In the past I have introduced you all to one my favorite Arab musicians and singers, the great late Wadih el Safi (وديع الصافي). Known as the Voice of Lebanon, Safi has produced multiple masterpieces that have become part of Lebanese culture and folklore. He is by far a cultural icon in the Arab…
Reading comprehension – Islamic State – answers Posted by aziza on Oct 27, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the reading comprehension exercise presented earlier on the Islamic State. بالتفاصيل والأرقام.. التحالف الدولي بمواجهة داعش في الحرب على الإرهاب اليوم يمكن القول إن هناك جبهة دولية – عربية تقاطعت مع عدو مشترك أفضى ذلك إلى تحالف أكثر من 40 دولة ضد داعش. وبات هذا التنظيم الذي ألغى…
Have you Heard About the Latest Film Festival in Lebanon? (2) Posted by jesa on Oct 26, 2014
Marhaba! I am confident you all enjoyed learning about the latest film festival in Tyre, a beautiful coastal city in Southern Lebanon. I think it’s really important to have some venues for cultural expression given all the craziness and turmoil that’s been happening in Lebanon, Syria, and other states in the Middle East. People need…
Reading comprehension – Islamic State Posted by aziza on Oct 26, 2014
In this post, I present a reading comprehension exercise that builds on the listening comprehension exercise I presented earlier. It is adapted from alrabiya.net بالتفاصيل والأرقام.. التحالف الدولي بمواجهة داعش في الحرب على الإرهاب اليوم يمكن القول إن هناك جبهة دولية – عربية تقاطعت مع عدو مشترك أفضى ذلك إلى تحالف أكثر من 40 دولة…
Have you Heard About the Latest Film Festival in Lebanon? Posted by jesa on Oct 25, 2014
Marhaba! Do you like films? Well I certainly do and they’re a type of expressive and visual art. Well obviously, different genres require different scripts, actors/actresses, and scene locations, but every movie has a certain message. Personally I like old classics, such as Casablanca or Gone with the Wind, and action movies, comedies, thrillers, and…