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Your Vote is your Voice: The 2014 Midterm Elections in the U.S.A Posted by jesa on Nov 4, 2014
Marhaba! As you might know already, on Tuesday November 4, 2014 millions of Americans are heading to voting polls (أقلام الإقتراع) to participate in the midterm elections (إنتخابات). You will come across a plethora of electoral campaigns (حملات إنتخابية), TV ads, flyers, Facebook and Twitter posts that promote the platforms of candidates (مرشُّحين) as well…
The American University of Beirut Honors American scholar Noam Chomsky and Egyptian star Faten Hamama Among Others – Answers Posted by jesa on Jun 18, 2013
Marhaba! I hope you found the excerpt from the article in the previous post interesting. I am confident you have all worked hard to answer the questions. After presenting you with the answers and the translation of some key words, I have added Faten Hamama’s famous movie ‘Oreedo Hallan’ (أريد حلاً), which was mentioned by…
The American University of Beirut Honors American scholar Noam Chomsky and Egyptian star Faten Hamama Among Others Posted by jesa on Jun 17, 2013
Marhaba! In this post, I am sharing a brief excerpt from an article that discusses why the American University of Beirut in Lebanon awarded honorary doctorates to four outstanding individuals from different fields. This article was published on June 14, 2013 on an online Lebanese news network called Lebanon Files. After presenting the excerpt, I…
The World Speaks to the Arab World—In Arabic! Posted by Hichem on May 23, 2012
Since the Arab world represents a highly strategic area, many foreign powers have launched their own Arabic-speaking TV channels to spread their views and outlook on major world events. In other words, الرَّأي العـــــــام (public opinion) of Arab nations has become, more than ever, المصلحــــة القوميـــــــة (the national interest) of many powers in the world. سكـــــــاي…