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Traditional Arabic Dessert: Zalabya زلابيا Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 31, 2020
Today, I would like to share with you the recipe of Zalabya/ Zalabyeh وصفة الزلابيا, a traditional Arabic dessert نوع من الحلويات العربية التقليدية that is known across the Arabic world, but specifically in North Africa where it’s also called Zlabya. It can be considered a type of sweet pastry نوع من المعجّنات حلوة المذاق…
Two Arabic proverbs about Food Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 27, 2020
This post focuses on two very popular proverbs مثلين مشهورين جدًا in spoken Arabic. Both are related to the topic of food موضوع الطعام. The intended meaning of both of them is positive إيجابي. While one is a prayer دعوة/أمنية to the “eater”, the other is considered an advice نصيحة. Below, a detailed explanation of…
Listening Test: A Syrian refugee (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 20, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this blog. It’s a listening test based on a story about Joelle – a Syrian refugee, who migrated هاجرت to Australia with her family to settle there. Last time, we listened to and studied the first half of the audio clip of the story. Today, we’re going to listen…
Listening Test: A Syrian refugee (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 13, 2020
Today, I have a listening opportunity for our advanced Arabic learners who are keen to improve their comprehension & listening skills. In today’s post, I chose a story about a Syrian refugee لاجئة سورية – Joelle – who left Syria in 2011 and moved with her family to Beirut and eventually settled استقرّت in Sydney…
Orange the world (2) لوِّن العالم برتقاليًا Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 6, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this blog post where we’re still talking about the way Twitter users responded to the UN campaign :حملة الأمم المتحدة “Unite to end violence against women” اِتّحدوا لإنهاء العنف ضد المرأة that is celebrated on the 25th Of each month. “Orange the world” or “لوّن العالم برتقاليًا” is the…
Orange the world (1) لوِّن العالم برتقاليًا Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 3, 2020
Over the last few days, the colour orange اللون البرتقالي could be seen on many Twitter accounts in the Arab world. The reason was to raise awareness about لنشر الوعي حول domestic abuse against women العنف المنزلي ضد النساء. Many hashtags were created in Arabic as a response to the UN campaign :حملة الأمم المتحدة…
What’s White privilege? امتياز البِيض Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 30, 2020
Earlier this month, mass protests مظاهرات جماعية erupted اندلعت after the death بعد مقتل of George Floyd – an African American citizen مواطن أمريكي من أصل أفريقي – at the hands of a police officer على يد ضابط شرطة in the US. As today is the last day of this month, it’s very timely الوقت…