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Countries of the Arab World Posted by Transparent Language on May 16, 2010
The names of countries considered to be part of the Arab World including grammatical gender.
The Other Lebanon Posted by Transparent Language on May 15, 2010
Photos of Lebanon by Pascal Beaudenon.
Arabic Musical Instruments: The Derbake Posted by Transparent Language on May 4, 2010
The Arabic drum, or the derbake, that I recently purchased in order to learn the instrument.
Passive in Arabic – part 1 Posted by aziza on Apr 20, 2010
The passive (المبني للمجهول) form is very important and interesting. It involves changing the form and the meaning of sentences to a certain extent. In passive constructions, the object of the active sentence becomes a grammatical subject, e.g. ‘my friend wrote the book’ is an active sentence that begins with the subject. Its passive counterpart…
Why learn Arabic? Posted by aziza on Mar 14, 2010
Learning a foreign language is often a hard and taxing activity, but at the same time rewarding. People learn languages for all sorts of reasons. Most people quote practical reasons for learning a foreign language, such as wanting to find a good job, to live in a different country; others give intrinsic or personal reasons…
Nazik Al-Malaika Posted by aziza on Aug 29, 2009
Nazik Al-Mala’ika (نازك الملائكة) is a famous female writer, poet and critic from Iraq. Nazik was born in Baghdad in 1922 to a literary family. Both her parents wrote poetry. Her father (صادق الملائكة) was a famous Iraqi poet and writer who edited a 20 volume encyclopedia. Her mother (سلمى عبد الرزاق) wrote poetry under…
Ahmed Shawqi: Famous Arab Poet and Playwright Posted by aziza on Jul 20, 2009
Ahmed Shawqi (أحمد شوقي) is a famous Arab poet and playwright. He is considered to be one of the most important Arab poets in the 20th Century. He is given the title (أمير الشعراء) “lit. The Prince of Poets” to reflect this status. Shawqi was born in Egypt in 1870 to a family of mixed-race. His…