Tag Archives: Arabic culture
The Dean of Arabic Literature Posted by Fisal on Oct 29, 2011
Taha Hussein (November 14, 1889 – October 28, 1973) Like yesterday in 1973, Taha Hussein, who was nicknamed the Dean of Arabic Literature عميد الأدب العربي , left our world. He was one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers and philosophers. He was a pioneer of enlightenment التنوير and had great contributions in…
Dabke Posted by aziza on Sep 20, 2011
Dabke (دبكة) is an Arabic folk dance. It is popular in Palestinian Territories and several Arab countries such as Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. A line dance, it is widely performed at weddings and joyous occasions. The leader of the dabke heads the line, alternating between facing the audience and the other dancers. Dabke in…
Zakat Al-Fitr زكاة الفطر Posted by Fisal on Aug 22, 2011
Zakat Al-Fitr زكاة الفطر or Sadaqat Al-fitr صدقة الفطر is a charity given to the poor at the end of the fasting in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The word Fitr فطر means the same as Iftaar إفطار (= breaking a fast) and Futoor فطور (= breakfast). The root verb for all these…
The Pillars of Islam أركان الإسلام Posted by Fisal on Jul 3, 2011
For a fifth of the world’s population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace سلام , mercy رحمة and forgiveness مغفرة . The majority of Muslims have nothing to do with the extremely grave events and accusations that are associated with their faith. Islam’s…
Expressing similarities with things Posted by aziza on May 29, 2011
In my previous post, I presented some Arabic idioms that express similaritهثس with animals. In this post, I present other expressions that express similarities with other elements of natures. These expressions are not the only ones that exist, but they are commonly used in speech and writing. Please note that each one of these…
Communication, Context & Culture الاتصال و السياق و الثقافة Posted by Fisal on May 22, 2011
Today we are going to define some important terms. In a previous post, we have spoken about the term of communication and its different forms. Communication transactions always take place within different contexts. what do we mean by Contexts? Definition : Contexts mean the different environments where the communication takes place. There are four…
This Day in History: Sykes-Picot Agreement اتفاقية سايكس بيكو Posted by Fisal on May 16, 2011
“To give what you don’t own to whom it doesn’t belong; This is how you plant Hatred ..!!” The Sykes-Picot Agreement, concluded on 16 May 1916, was a secret agreement between the governments of the UK and France with the consent of Imperial Russia. According to the agreement, UK and France defined their regions…