The uprising of women in the Arab world Posted by aziza on Apr 19, 2013
The uprising of women in the Arab world (انتفاضة المرأة في العالم العربي) is a facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/intifadat.almar2a) established in October 2011 by 4 Arab women from Egypt, Lebanon, and Palestine. They set up a facebook page and invited women and men to take inspiration from the Arab Spring to call for women’s rights and…
Hobbies: Do you have one and how can you talk about it in Arabic? Posted by jesa on Apr 16, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! Today I would like to talk about hobbies (الهواية/الهوايات). I will tell you all about my own hobbies and then consider some common hobbies from my personal experiences with family and friends. I will also teach you how to express (للتعبير عن) and talk about some common hobbies in Arabic. A basic…
The MWF Initiative: A New and Fun Way to Learn Arabic Posted by jesa on Apr 12, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! Starting tomorrow, the Arabic Team at Transparent Language launches the MWF Initiative, a new (جديد) and fun (مرح) method to learn (تعلّم) Arabic (العربية) through our various social media outlets (وسائل الاعلام الاجتماعية). The MWF Initiative (مبادرة) is part of our continued commitment (التزام) and determination to reaching out to the Arabic Community…
Fisal’s Dictionary: “to be beautiful” Posted by Fisal on Apr 11, 2013
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary in order to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb جـَــمـُـــلَ and explore some of its derivatives. * جـَـمـُــلَ /jamu’la/ [V. I.]: (something or someone) = to be beautiful in shape, look or…
Arab Women Film-makers In the Spotlight Again Posted by jesa on Apr 9, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! I hope you found the excerpt from the article I discussed in the previous post interesting and useful. I am confident you have all worked hard to answer the questions. After presenting you with the answers and the translation of some key words, I have added two YouTube videos that portray the work…
Why do we find Arab Women Film-makers In the Spotlight Again? Posted by jesa on Apr 8, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! In this post, I am sharing an important and new article about Arab women film-makers and the obstacles they have surmounted to discuss more social issues like inequality, oppression and corruption. In a nutshell and not to spoil the message behind the article, these courageous Arabic Women Film-makers are gaining the spotlight following…
Useful cooking vocabulary in Arabic Posted by aziza on Apr 7, 2013
Do you like cooking? Do you spend time in the kitchen to prepare Arabic foods? Do you know the names of some of the tools and equipment you use while cooking in Arabic? In this post, I present some vocabulary related to utensils and kitchen equipment. Sauce pan = قِدر Frying pan = مقلاة Tray…