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Shami and Levantine Dialect

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Ya-Allah

English:

Oh my God

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Canun Ibn-Sina (980-1037) wrote the famous medical encyclopedia “Canun” which described every known disease, both physical and mental, and every method of treatment evaluating 760 drugs...

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Ibn Battuta

Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month: Who was Ibn Battuta?

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By: David Hamod / Arab America Contributing Writer June 2025 marks the 700th anniversary of Ibn Battuta’s first voyage (in 1325) from Tangier, Morocco.  Widely considered the most prodigious traveler in pre-modern history, Ibn Battuta traveled about 75,000 miles.  That’s roughly the same distance as voyages by Columbus, Marco Polo, and Vasco da Gama combined! … Continued

Ibn Battuta: Marco Polo Before Marco Polo

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By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer        Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan scholar and explorer who widely traveled the Old World. Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the Old World, including Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, China, and the Iberian Peninsula. Near the end of his life, he dictated an account … Continued

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