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Archaeologists Dig Out One of the World’s Oldest Tombs in Egypt – Answers Posted by jesa on May 11, 2014
Marhaba! I am sure you all enjoyed learning about this new archaeological discovery in beautiful Egypt. This is indeed amazing and will just make you realize that thousands of years people before us inhabited the very same earth, breathed the same air, and obviously engaged in many social practices and traditions that have survived to…
Archaeologists Dig Out One of the World’s Oldest Tombs in Egypt Posted by jesa on May 10, 2014
Marhaba! Archaeologists have just discovered yet another gem from one of the world’s most important centers of civilization: an ancient and historic tomb in southern Egypt. And again another captivating surprise from one of the greatest states in the world. Just take a moment to think about such a discovery and the probable origins of…
“And I Love You” – Kazem Al-Sahir Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2014
Ahlan أهــْــلاً Arabic lovers! Here is a beautiful love song by Kazem Al-Sahir كــَــاظــِـــم الــســَّـــاهــِـــر. The song is entitled “And I Love You و إنــِّــي أُحــِـــبــُّـــكِ“. It was written by the great Arab poet Nizar Qabbani نــِـــزار قــَــبــَّــانــِــى. I did the English translation for the poem and I hope you will enjoy it…
Reading Comprehension Exercise Answer Posted by aziza on Apr 24, 2014
In this post, you can check the answers of the reading comprehension exercise presented yesterday. الرجال “يعزفون” عن قراءة الكتب ويفضلون مشاهدة التلفاز والإنترنت يفضل الرجال مشاهدة الأفلام المقتبسة من كتب على قراءة الرواية الأصلية، وفقا لدراسة جديدة أظهرت أن العكس صحيح بالنسبة للسيدات. وتوصل باحثون إلى أن 75 في المئة من الرجال يفضلون…
Reading comprehension exercise Posted by aziza on Apr 23, 2014
Read the article and answer the questions that follow. You can use the useful vocabulary section to help you understand the information presented. الرجال “يعزفون” عن قراءة الكتب ويفضلون مشاهدة التلفاز والإنترنت يفضل الرجال مشاهدة الأفلام المقتبسة من كتب على قراءة الرواية الأصلية، وفقا لدراسة جديدة أظهرت أن العكس صحيح بالنسبة للسيدات. وتوصل باحثون…
Happy Easter: Resurrection, Egg Hunting, and the Easter Bunny! Posted by jesa on Apr 20, 2014
Marhaba! As you know millions of Christians around the world are celebrating Easter today on Sunday April 20th. It is a Christian holiday and festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter is preceded by Lent, which is a 40 day period of penance, fasting, and prayer. Easter…
Nizar Qabbani: One Road Posted by Fisal on Apr 17, 2014
Ahlan أهـــلاً , Arabic lovers! Today, I introduce one of Nizar Qabbani‘s poems. It is not a love poem. It is a patriotic one. The poem is for Palestine and the struggle of its people against the occupation. There is no Arab poet who didn’t write about that problem. I did the…