Tag Archives: Egypt
Meet Um Kulthum’s Granddaughter Posted by jesa on Jan 10, 2017
Marhaba! I do not need to introduce you dear Arabic lovers to the one and only Um Kulthum. She is a legend and her songs have filled the houses of millions and millions of people in the Arab world and beyond. Lots of media channels have discovered that Um Kulthum’s beautiful voice has lived on…
The female mechanic, answers Posted by aziza on Sep 30, 2016
In this post, I present the answers of the listening exercise on the news story from bbcarabic on a young lady who works as a mechanic in Upper Egypt, an area which is known for being very traditional and conservative. The questions are based on the first 1:10 minutes of the video. The vocabulary list…
The female mechanic, listening Posted by aziza on Sep 30, 2016
Watch the news story from bbcarabic on a young lady who works as a mechanic in Upper Egypt, an area which is known for being very traditional and conservative. The questions are based on the first 1:10 minutes of the video. The vocabulary list below can help you in understanding the report. A: Complete the…
The 15 Best Universities in Africa 2015/2016 Posted by Fisal on May 25, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, I am going to share some good news from Africa. Earlier last month, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2015/2016 were revealed with a list of the best global universities. This is the only international university performance table to judge world class universities across all…
Luxor; Capital of International Tourism for 2016 Posted by Fisal on May 18, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Have you ever been to Luxor? Yes, that Egyptian ancient city! The executive council of the World Tourism Organization مــنــظــمــة الــســيــاحــة الــعــالــمــيــة of the United Nations الأمم المتحدة has named Luxor earlier this month as the Capital of International Tourism عــاصــمــة الــســيــاحــة الــعــالــمــيــة for 2016. The city has been selected…
Ahmed Fouad Negm Posted by aziza on Apr 24, 2016
Ahmed Fouad Negm (أحمد فؤاد نجم) is a famous Egyptian poet who wrote in Egyptian colloquial Arabic. He was born on 22 May 1929, and died on 3 December 2013. He is popularly known as el-Fagommi (الفاجومي) Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer Sheikh Imam, as well as his patriotic and…
The Other Pair Posted by aziza on Jan 18, 2016
In this post, I present a short movie from Egypt. it is besed on a situation in Ghandi’s life. Screen play Mohamed Maher Directed By Sarah Rozik The film holds a grant Youssef Chahine Higher Institute of Cinema Projects Can you talk or write about this clip? Here are some useful words: poor = فقير rich =…