Tag Archives: Arab culture
United Nations Day يوم الأُمَم المتَّحِدة Posted by jesa on Oct 25, 2012
The United Nations Charter (ميثاق الأُمَم المتَّحِدة) was ratified as the founding document of this international organization by the majority of different member states, including the five most powerful and permanent members of the Security Council (مجلس الأَمِن)– United States of America, France, Britain, China and Russia (formerly the Soviet Union). Following the ratification of…
Qatayef Posted by aziza on Jul 29, 2012
Qatayef (قطايف) is an lovely dessert that is usually served during the month of Ramadan. It is one of my favourite desserts in Ramadan. Qatayef is small round pastries that look like small pancakes. They are bought from the shop and without any fillings, and they are filled and fried at home. They are…
Hijab Posted by aziza on Jul 28, 2011
Hijab (which means cover) is a traditional head cover or wrap worn by Muslim women. Many Muslim women around the world wear it. It has numerous styles and colors, and its fashion varies all the time. It also varies from one country to the other, so women in Pakistan have a different hijab style from…
Cultural Awareness الوعي الثقافي Posted by Fisal on May 28, 2011
Just like American cultures, Arab customs are rooted deep in tradition. Many Arab values affect how Arabs communicate with each other and with non-Arabs. Today, we are going to look at some facts about the Arab culture that foreigners should be well-aware of when visiting any Arab country or when dealing with Arabs. Arab…
Arab Culture الثقافة العربية Posted by Fisal on May 23, 2011
In previous posts, we defined what is meant by communication, context and culture. Today, we are going to look at the term “Arab” and we will try to define it. What do we mean by “Arab”? This term is as hard to define exactly as the term “American”. Arabs were the people living…
Non verbal communication – greetings Posted by aziza on May 15, 2011
Non verbal communication is a very important aspect of communication. We can send myriad messages without saying a word, through a gesture, a posture, a look, an impression or even through doing nothing at all. Like verbal communication, it evolvesو changes and gains new ways of expression, also it differs from place to place and…
It’s spring time! Posted by aziza on Apr 25, 2011
It’s Easter (عيد الفصح) again, and it’s spring (ربيع) again. When I was young, the Egyptian television used to show a movie with a very nice song about spring. The movie is called (أميرة حبي أنا), and the famous song about spring is called (الدنيا ربيع). It is a very cheerful and lovely song. The…