Tag Archives: syria
More Sad News from Syria Posted by jesa on Sep 20, 2014
Marhaba! Nowadays it’s quite hard not to come across any news from Syria on a daily basis. By all means this is one of the bloodiest wars in modern history, and it’s affecting the Syrian people as well as neighboring societies in the Arab world. In addition to the thousands of people that have perished…
Listening Comprehension – Palestinian Refugees in Syria – answers Posted by aziza on Mar 20, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented yesterday, as well as the transcription of the text. There are some useful words given at the end of the post that can assist your comprehension. Transcription: للمرة الأولى منذ أسبوعين. أعلنت وكالة الأمم المتحدة لغوث وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين الاونروا، أنها أدخلت…
How to Make Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves Posted by jesa on Sep 24, 2013
Marhaba! Today I am going to teach you how to prepare and make Veggie Grape Leaves (ورق عريش محشي قاطع). I feel that most of the recipes that I have shared lately are more for meat lovers. In this post I would like to share a recipe that my wife and I use when preparing…
A Cool Dish for Hot Summer Days: Fattet Djej with Yogurt Posted by jesa on Jun 29, 2013
Marhaba! Today, I am going to teach you how to cook Fattet Djej with yogurt (فتّة دجاج مع لبن). It is a tasty dish that is popular in the Middle East and specifically the Levant. Many in the Arab world trace the origins of fatteh as a recipe back to Damascus (دمشق) the capital of…
Can the Iraqi Star Kazem el-Saher Make your Passion Grow? Posted by jesa on Jun 23, 2013
Marhaba! Music is an essential tool in learning a new language. Popular culture in general can help beginners, intermediate and advanced learners to learn about a language. The cultural twists, values and beliefs of most languages are usually reflected in songs among other mediums of popular culture. By far the Arabic language is an extremely…
A Sizzling Barbecue Dish: How to Prepare Shish Taouk Posted by jesa on May 22, 2013
Marhaba! (مرحبا) Tonight we are inviting some friends over for dinner (العشاء). Like always our friends insist that we cook a Middle Eastern dish. Fortunately for us and them, we could not turn down their request and we have decided to serve chicken Shish Taouk for dinner tonight. Like us they love barbecuing chicken (…
Bread, Hashish and Moon Posted by jesa on Dec 22, 2012
In this post, I want to introduce you to one of my favorite Arab poets, Nizar Qabbani (نزار قباني), and consequently some verses from one of his most famous poem called ‘ Bread, Hashish and Moon’ (خبز وحشيش وقمر) Born in Syria in 1923, Qabbani was a diplomat and poet. He was born into a middle-class…