Nizar Qabbani: Thanks! Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, I am presenting a beautiful love poem by the great Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani نزار قباني. The poem has the title of “Thanks! شــُــكــراً“. In the poem, Nizar thanks his beloved for the love and happiness she gave to his life. I made the English translation for the…
Learn All African Countries and Territories in Arabic – Part 3 Posted by jesa on Apr 26, 2016
Marhaba! Building on parts one and two of all African countries and territories in Arabic, today I focus on the third and final group of nation-states. Similar to previous posts, I have translated and transliterated the country names so that you can use them when writing and/or speaking Arabic. As you know, Africa is a…
Ahmed Fouad Negm Posted by aziza on Apr 24, 2016
Ahmed Fouad Negm (أحمد فؤاد نجم) is a famous Egyptian poet who wrote in Egyptian colloquial Arabic. He was born on 22 May 1929, and died on 3 December 2013. He is popularly known as el-Fagommi (الفاجومي) Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer Sheikh Imam, as well as his patriotic and…
La Vie En Rose in Arabic Posted by jesa on Apr 24, 2016
Marhaba! Have you been in love? Well, it’s one of the best feelings in the world. Looking at someone and knowing that you want to spend every second of your lifetime with that person is unique. Today, I am sharing one of favorite love songs of all time. My wife and I love this song…
Learn All African Countries and Territories in Arabic – Part 2 Posted by jesa on Apr 23, 2016
Marhaba! Building on my part one of all African countries and territories in Arabic, today I focus on the second group of nation-states. Similar to previous posts, I have translated and transliterated the country names so that you can use them when writing and/or speaking Arabic. As you know, Africa is a large continent with…
Mohammad Ghani Hikmat (1929 – 2011) Posted by Fisal on Apr 21, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً, Arabic lovers! Yesterday, Google Middle East celebrated the 87th anniversary of Mohammad Ghani Hikmat مـحـمـد غـانـي حـكـمـت showing one of his famous monuments called “Saving the Iraqi Culture”. So, I thought it is a good chance to write a short biography about the man. Hikmat was one of the most important Iraqi…
Everything You Need to Know about the Panama Papers in Arabic (2) Posted by jesa on Apr 19, 2016
Marhaba! Hope you all enjoyed learning about the Panama Papers in Arabic. It is an impressive story and I will keep a close watch of different developments over the next few months. Today, I want to share the answers to the listening comprehension exercise in the previous post. I will share the video again from…