Arabic Language

Lost Letters

Daliah Merzaban | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Social Media, Handwriting, Arabic Language, Letter Writing, Long Distance Relationships, Family, Email, Culture News
Daliah Merzaban

I recently opened an email account for my mom and taught her how to compose messages to my sisters and I so we could stay in touch while she is traveling. The passion with which she wrote shocked me.

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Top 10 Ways to Take Our Country Back From Foreign Words!

Katie Halper | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Haboob, Arabic Words Origin, Arabic Words, Arabic, Arabic English, Arabic Writing, Arabic Language, Comedy News
Katie Halper

In solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Arizona who are fighting to keep our language free of foreign influence, I have singled out 10 words of Arabic origin and offered good old fashioned American language names for them.

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Amazing One-Man Acapella Performance Goes Viral

Posted 07.22.2011

Read More: Lebanese Music, A Capella Performance, Arabic Music, Nancy Ajram, Fi Hagat, Arabic Language, Arabic Song, Alaa Wardi, World News

An Arabic singer's one-man a capella harmonies have gone viral in Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. In his latest video, Alaa Wardi's covers "Fi Hag...

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Gaddafi? Kadhafi? Arabic Names Spell Trouble For Banks

wsj.com | By DEBORAH BALL And CASSELL BRYAN-LOW | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Middle East, International Banking, Banks, Arabic Language, Transliterating Arabic, World News

International banks, acting on government orders to freeze assets from Libya, Egypt and Tunisia, are scouring hundreds of millions of client files for...

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US Muslims Debate Choice Of Arabic, English In Sermons

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Koran, Islam, Imams, Mosques, English, Immigrants, Culture, Arabic Language, Religion, Worship, Juma, Khutba, Quran, Muslims, Muslim, English Language, Healthy Living News

Sana Rahim was born in the cowboy country of southeastern Wyoming, to Pakistani parents who had emigrated so her father could earn a doctorate. She s...

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Akbar Zib, Pakistani Diplomat, Rejected In Saudi Arabia Because Name Means 'Biggest D**k' In Arabic

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Arabic Name, Akbar Zeb, Pakistan Foreign Office, Arabic Language, Arabic, Video, World News

According to reports, a well respected, high ranking Pakistani official has been rejected as ambassador to Saudi Arabia because his name, Akbar Zib, t...

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