Tag Archives: arab world
What Should You Know about the Arab Spring? Posted by jesa on Oct 14, 2014
Marhaba! Millions of Arabs took to the streets and toppled what they viewed as authoritarian and unrepresentative regimes (أنظمة). With the plethora of news outlets reporting from Tunisia (تونس), Egypt (مصر), and Libya (ليبيا) during the high tide of the ongoing revolutions (ثورات), it is impossible not to have seen a glimpse of these protests…
Meet the Egyptian born star Dalida Posted by jesa on Jan 28, 2014
Marhaba! In this post, I want to introduce you all to the international music icon: Dalida. In addition to Fairouz, Julia Boutros, and Majida el Roumi, Dalida is by far one of my favorite artists. Born on January 17, 1933, in Cairo, Egypt to Italian parents, Dalida spent most of her early years in Egypt…
The New “Penguin” Dance in Arab Weddings! (2) Posted by jesa on Jan 13, 2014
Marhaba! I hope you enjoyed reading the fun article from the previous post as much as I did. More importantly, I hope the text was easy to comprehend and that you were able to answer all the questions as well as translate the phrase in Arabic to English. In this post, I present you with…
The New “Penguin” Dance in Arab Weddings! Posted by jesa on Jan 12, 2014
Marhaba! Today, I am sharing a very interesting news article published by BBC Arabic about a famous new dance move in Arab weddings! Similar to the content and purpose of previous listening comprehension exercises, this is a reading comprehension exercise. After presenting an excerpt from the article, I have some questions for you to answer…
Pause and Enjoy Every Moment of Your Life Posted by jesa on Nov 18, 2013
Marhaba! In a previous post I introduced you all to the beautiful poetry of the late Mahmoud Darwish. I shared his famous poem “To My Mother,” which the accomplished oud player Marcel Khalife made into a beautiful song. Today, I am sharing another beautiful poem by Darwish called لا شيء يعجبني which literally means Nothing…
A Great Dish for Ramadan: Lamb Kebabs Posted by jesa on Jul 27, 2013
Marhaba! Today, I am going to teach you how to cook Lamb Kebabs with a Lebanese twist. Similar to Shish Taouk, this is a tasty dish that is popular in the Middle East and is usually offered at every local restaurant. Even though the origins of the dish are from the Middle East, this dish…
Breathe Freedom Posted by jesa on Jul 22, 2013
Marhaba! In a previous post I introduced you all to one of my favorite artists in the Arab world: Julia Boutros. By all means she is admired by millions in the Arab world and many expatriates living in different places across Europe, the United States of America, Canada and in Latin America. Given the fact…