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Go topSOURCE: MULTIBRIEFS: EXCLUSIVE BY: DOUGLAS MAGRATH Linguistic concerns An understanding of the basic structure of Arabic is useful to ESL teachers who have Arabic students or who are planning to teach in the Middle East. This knowledge will help instructors understand some of the problems Arabic learners will have as well as anticipate linguistic interference … Continued
SOURCE: GULF TODAY The Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 (SWBC) Office organised a specialised developmental workshop for 12 mid-career translators selected from seven countries. The course aims to boost translators’ skills in both Arabic and English and comes as part of Sharjah’s continued dedication to promote the translations movement into and out of Arabic. The … Continued
By: Yara Jouzy/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs are passionate, affectionate and extremely loving people. They can tell someone they love him or her without actually saying the words, “I love you.” Such a powerful language brings out the passion in those who use these words. This Valentine’s Day, express your love to your partner, family, … Continued
MNN By: Jackson Chasen-Buckley – Arab America Contributing Writer Thinking of taking the opportunity to study abroad for a semester? For any student who is interested in Arab culture, there are hundreds of potential destinations. In addition to receiving a wonderful education, students who travel to Arab countries have the opportunity to explore some of … Continued
New show comforts children displaced by Syrian conflict SOURCE: TIMES UNION BY: MARK KENNEDY “Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war. Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, educational organization behind … Continued
SOURCE: ADVANCED TELEVISION BY: CHRIS FORRESTER The BBC’s Arabic News channel is now broadcasting exclusively on Arabsat over the MENA region as well as for European viewers on BADR-4 from 26 degrees East. BBC News Arabic television has signed another long-term agreement with Arabsat to launch exclusively their first Arabic news channel in high resolution … Continued
SOURCE: BROOKLYN PAPER BY: ROSE ADAMS They’re issuing a call to players! A Brooklyn group that hosts a twice-monthly concerts of Arab music will celebrate its two-year anniversary during its Jan. 28 show. Brooklyn Maqam’s fortnightly events have helped unite the borough’s Arab and musical communities while also introducing locals to the Middle East’s soulful, … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From the desert they came – men filled with religious zeal and riding under banners inscribed with the motto “There is no god but God and Muhammad is His messenger”. After establishing the Middle East and North Africa as the foundation of their new Arab/Islamic Empire, the Arabs, in … Continued
SOURCE: WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL BY: ASMA WAHAB Elise Bellin, Librarian of the Islamic Resource Center, wrote this book review as part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. ISBN: 194855500x, 9781948555005 (2019) Finding high quality Arabic materials in the US or the … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer The Arabic language is the youngest of Semitic idioms which include Aramaic, the Assyro-Babylonian tongues, Ethiopic, Hebrew and South Arabic like Sabean and Himyaritic. However, it is the nearest to the original archetype, ‘Ursemitisch’, from which all these tongues are derived. Arabic, as we know it today, developed from the language … Continued
SOURCE: ABC 13 HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — HISD’s Arabic Immersion Magnet School will soon serve students from Pre-K to eighth grade. “My favorite part is going to my class and knowing that I’ll learn something new,” explained fourth grader Tomas Jurado. Tomas and his siblings all attend AIMS. They already speak Spanish at home, and … Continued
It is with deep regret that we inform you of the passing this morning of Arab America’s longest contributing writer, and prominent Arab Canadian, Habeeb Salloum; he was 95 years old. “His passing is the end of an era,” said Arab America president Warren David. “He was proud of his Arab heritage, and through his … Continued
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