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Is The Universe Coming to An End? (2) Posted by jesa on Aug 25, 2015
Marhaba! Were you as impressed as I was by this magnificent groundbreaking news article? I learned a lot from reading this good piece and I hope you feel the same way. I look forward to hearing your thoughts either under this post or on Facebook! In any case, I hope you did not find the…
Is The Universe Coming to An End? Posted by jesa on Aug 22, 2015
Marhaba! Is the universe really coming to an end? Are you ready for whatever happens afterwards? I came across a pretty interesting article from BBC Arabic on whether the universe is really coming to an end. Regardless if you are religious or not, I sometimes think about what is really out there. What’s beyond Earth…
Learn the 10 Most Common Words about the Iran Nuclear Deal (2) Posted by jesa on Aug 18, 2015
Marhaba! I hope you all enjoyed learning about the 10 most common words about the Iran nuclear deal in Arabic. Others I am sure just refreshed their memory. Similar to my earlier advice on the 100 most common words in Arabic, learning new words is always a suitable boost in your academic journey of learning…
Learn the 10 Most Common Words about the Iran Nuclear Deal Posted by jesa on Aug 15, 2015
Marhaba! For the last couple of weeks, the Iran Nuclear deal has been at the forefront of every TV show, newspaper article, news website, and different social media outlets. Is it good or bad for the world? For the West or for the Middle East? Rather than slipping into this never ending discussion, how about…
Irregular verbs in Arabic – Exercises Posted by aziza on Jul 26, 2015
In a previous post, I explained how to conjugate weak verbs, i.e. begin with waw (و) or yaa (ي) as root letters. In this post, I present some exercises on the same topic. First of all, please find below the conjugation of the verb (وقف). Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the…
Learn the 10 Most Common Political Actors in Arabic (2) Posted by jesa on Jul 21, 2015
Marhaba! I am sure most of you enjoyed learning about the 10 most common political actors in Arabic. Others I am sure refreshed their memory. Similar to my earlier advice on the 100 most common words in Arabic, you will unquestionably come across most if not all these words in any daily TV show or…
Learn the 10 Most Common Political Actors in Arabic Posted by jesa on Jul 19, 2015
Marhaba! In the past we have discussed the most common words about politics and government; the most common government systems; and the most common political ideologies. The last and important part of learning everything related to government and politics in Arabic involves learning about the different players involved in such processes and power configurations. Today…