Tag Archives: Arabic lovers
The 10 Most Common Arabic Words about Spies Posted by jesa on Mar 11, 2017
Marhaba! It is hard not to come across a spy or an intelligence related story in the news. Be it from stories of Russian hacking in the American Presidential Elections to the thousands of documents released by WikiLeaks on U.S. intelligence programs. Given the saliency and recurrent theme of spy and intelligence related stories in…
Did you See Banksy’s New Hotel? (2) Posted by jesa on Mar 7, 2017
Marhaba! I am sure you found the recent listening comprehension exercise about Banksy’s hotel in the West Bank interesting and fun. Today, I am sharing the answers to the previous questions in the listening comprehension post. I am also sharing the news story to refresh your memory. The most important learning goal from these listening…
Did you See Banksy’s New Hotel? Posted by jesa on Mar 4, 2017
Marhaba! Today I am sharing a very recent news story that i read about Banksy’s art in a new and different way. The story is about Banksy’s new hotel in the West Bank. What makes this story very interesting is that it discusses the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict in a different way. I know that many…
The Arabic Guide on Must Know Words about the Oscars (2) Posted by jesa on Feb 28, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you found the most recent post on the Academy Awards interesting, fun, and useful. As I promised you earlier, today I am sharing the list of winners in all the different categories. I hope you will always feel encouraged to discuss recent and important developments in Arabic. As always, dear Arabic lovers…
The Arabic Guide on Must Know Words about the Oscars Posted by jesa on Feb 26, 2017
Marhaba! My dear Arabic lovers, you all know by now that my wife and I love watching movies and the annual ceremony awards for different categories. In earlier posts, I have raised my frustrations about the selection process for movies and why some actors, short films, or documentaries are excluded from the competition. Tonight, millions…
Another Milestone for Women in Saudi Arabia (2) Posted by jesa on Feb 25, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you found the recent listening comprehension exercise on the new milestone for women in Saudi Arabia inspiring, noteworthy, and fun. Today, I am sharing the answers to the previous questions in the listening comprehension post. I am also sharing the news story to refresh your memory. The most important objective that I…
Another Milestone for Women in Saudi Arabia Posted by jesa on Feb 21, 2017
Marhaba! Today I have yet another beautiful story in the Arab world and in particular the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What makes this story even more promising is that it discusses a new milestone for women in Saudi Arabia and in one of the most male-dominated industries and fields: finance! I know that many dear…