Tag Archives: Arabic culture
Sibawayh Posted by aziza on Dec 19, 2014
In this post, we get to know a very famous grammarian of the Arabic language. He is the author of the first grammar of Arabic. Abū Bishr ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar Al-Baṣrī (أبو بشر عمرو بن عثمان بن قنبر البصري), commonly known as Sībawayh (سيبويه), was an influential grammarian of the Arabic language. His seminal work…
Fried zucchini slices Posted by aziza on Dec 12, 2014
This is very easy recipe. It takes 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook! It is also very delicious. المقادير: ٤ كوسا مقطعة شرائح ٣ ملاعق طعام زيت زيتون ملح وفلفل أسود 2 ملعقة طعام زعتر مجفف ١/٢ كوب دقيق 2 بيضة مخفوقة ١/٢ كوب خبز مطحون الطريقة: تتبل الكوسا بالزيت، الملح، والفلفل الأسود…
Mutabbal Recipe Posted by aziza on Nov 14, 2014
In this post, I give you a very easy recipe for a delicious appetiser. It is called Mutabbal (متبل) or Baba Ghanouj (بابا غنوج). Ingredients: 1 large eggplant (aubergines) 1 large cloves garlic ½ tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste) 1 tablespoon yoghurt 1 teaspoon salt How to make Mutabbal: 1- Roast the eggplants. …
In the Square We Met My Love Posted by jesa on Oct 29, 2014
Marhaba! In the past I have introduced you all to one my favorite Arab musicians and singers, the great late Wadih el Safi (وديع الصافي). Known as the Voice of Lebanon, Safi has produced multiple masterpieces that have become part of Lebanese culture and folklore. He is by far a cultural icon in the Arab…
Word search – Arab capitals – Answers Posted by aziza on Sep 30, 2014
In this post, I present the answer of the word search game presented in my previous post. Did you manage to find the 10 capital cities in the table? Did you also manage to match the capitals with the countries? Please check your answers below: Now, here are the capital cities matched with their…
Grilled Fish, Egyptian style! Posted by aziza on Aug 27, 2014
Today, I will give you a very authentic Egyptian fish recipe. It is advised to prepare it outdoors. You can prepare it indoors, but you have to notice that the house will all smell of fish very strongly, as this recipe lets out a lot of smoke. Grilled Fish (سمك مشوي) Ingredients: Whole fish (سمك)…
Fareed Shawky: (1920 – 1998) Posted by Fisal on Jul 30, 2014
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Google celebrates today the 94th birthday of Fareed Shawky Mohammad Abdu. This post is for those of you who don’t know him. Fareed Shawky فــَــريـــد شــَــوْقــِــي was a famous Egyptian actor مــُــمــَــثــِّــل and screen writer كــَــاتــِــبْ ســِــيــنــَــاريــُــو and film producer مــُــنــْــتــِـــج . He was famous all over the Arab world and Turkey. He spent about…