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To Beirut With Love Posted by on Mar 16, 2016

Marhaba! If you have been following the news lately and previous posts on Lebanon, you were well aware that the small and beautiful Arab state on the Mediterranean Sea is engulfed in a severe trash crisis. A few days ago, the biggest news corporations around the world, including CNN and BBC, shared gruesome pictures of…

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Listen to Another Musical Arabic Masterpiece by Marcel Khalife Posted by on Jun 30, 2015

Marhaba! As you all by know by now, Marcel Khalife is one of the most respected and known musicians from the Arab world. He is actually one of my favorite artists. Today, I am sharing yet another beautiful ballad by this one-of-a-kind artist. This noteworthy masterpiece is called Ya Naseem el Reeh, which roughly translates…

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Sing with Fairouz in Arabic: Take Me My Beloved Posted by on Feb 14, 2015

Marhaba! Happy Valentine’s Day Arabic lovers! Many of you enjoyed learning how to express beautiful love expressions in Arabic! I know that many of you just adore Fairouz’s beautiful songs. Many of you Arabic lovers have reached out to express your desire to learn more of her great songs. Well, you came to the right…

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In the Square We Met My Love Posted by 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…

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Oh Layla, The Situation is Bad! Posted by on Sep 23, 2014

Marhaba! If you are paying attention to news from the Arab world, you would immediately realize the situation across different states is really shaky and uncertain. Well, you’re right this is not new, but still this is by far one of the tensest periods in the modern history of the region on a number of…

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I Loved you in Summer Posted by on Aug 30, 2014

Marhaba! Can you ever get enough of Fairouz? Her songs are simply amazing and are beyond the time in which they were written and produced. Many of her songs capture many themes that range from love stories to patriotic songs. Given that I always stress how important music is for learning a new language and…

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Song for the Masses: We Are the Uprising and the Outcry Posted by on May 13, 2014

Marhaba! In a previous post I introduced you all to one of my favorite artists in the Arab world: Julia Boutros. As you all know, she is admired and loved by millions in the Arab world and many expatriates living in different places across the world. As you have realized from an earlier post, many…

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