| 单词 | Arabic |
| 例句 | So too are the Arabic numerals we take for granted. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Do you mean to tell me that you are only a small pikin, yet you can read and write Arabic?” the director asked, startled. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Our numbers evolved from the symbols that the Indians used; by rights they should be called Indian numerals rather than Arabic ones. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The text used virtually no Arabic, in subtle protest of the Arab conquests of Iran in the seventh century. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Before class, I’d have to recopy it into Arabic numbers, but one day I didn’t have time, so I turned in the assignment in its binary version. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For the Arabs, and for astronomers relying on Arabic sources, Arim represented the degree zero of longitude and latitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He’s got a thick Arabic accent so he makes sure to repeat the important parts of his questions several times, with twinkling eyes and encouraging nods of his head. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z When Poppy asked him in Arabic for the school, he pointed to an ancient building right ahead of them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Another gave me a blue-and-white-beaded wall hanging with a big Arabic “Allah” carved out of wood dangling from it. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When Luma spoke in Arabic to an Iraqi or a Sudanese player, boys who didn’t understand felt left out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “I got the ‘shave before you go to the airport and don’t read anything in Farsi or Arabic when you’re out of the house’ speech. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I also chose to add a minor in Arabic. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I called my parents and asked them if they would help fund a summer study abroad trip in Morocco where I could further my North African studies and practice my Arabic. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Well, we have been focusing more on their Arabic study than Urdu,” Mama says. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Omer leaned forward to take both her hands in his and thanked her back, in Arabic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z With the help of some friends, she crafted a flyer, in English, Vietnamese, Arabic, and French, announcing soccer tryouts at the Clarkston Community Center. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “But you speak Arabic too? I thought you were from Belgium?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, she stirs awake and mutters a prayer in Arabic. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “How long have you been driving a cab, my friend?” he asks the man, in Arabic. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The Kingdom of Armenia, for example, established Christianity as its official religion in 301, and Armenians held on to their religious independence even when they were subsumed into the later Persian and Arabic Empires. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z All the signs are in Turkish—no Arabic here. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z From nowhere, a truck pulls out in front of them, and the cab driver swears in Arabic, by the beard of the Prophet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z At the centre of the cloth is a single Arabic word, intricately woven, four letters: an alif, two lams and a ha. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Poppy didn’t know the word in Arabic, but he tried. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z So he began to teach me the Arabic alphabet when I was just a tiny pikin, barely able to toddle about. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z And already I have begun studying Arabic, which I think is going to be the most powerful spiritual language of the future. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But they could never have taught him Arabic. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In Arabic, she would say batkhayyal, which also means “to see the shadow of a thought,” as if one is separated from it by a thin cloth. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z If so, the adoption of Algonkian in the Northeast would mark an era of spiritual ferment and heady conversion, much like the time when Islam rose and spread Arabic throughout the Middle East. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She walked the streets of old Jerusalem muttering her new words in Arabic, sprinkling them down into cracks between stones. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In the car going home, Liyana would tell Poppy what Khaled had told her and Poppy would ask him more questions in Arabic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And then he yelled something in Arabic to Mike, who stood behind the meat cutter holding a turkey breast in his arms like a football. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My Arabic was never very good, but I loved its sound. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Imam Malik isn’t from Egypt, and his Arabic is awesome,” Rabiya argues. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z From India, Muslims learned of the zero, which allowed them to invent what we still call “Arabic” numerals. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The literal meaning of Hajj in Arabic is to set out toward a definite objective. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He also said his Arabic was developing more quickly than Liyana’s because he was less afraid of making mistakes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It might as well have been Chinese or Arabic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ali and Reza are both popular Iranian names—maybe even more popular than Sohrab—though both are technically Arabic in origin. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The book showed how useful Arabic numerals were for doing complex calculations, and the Italian merchants and bankers quickly seized upon the new system, zero included. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z As I listen intently, I wish I could recite Arabic just like him. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z In languages as diverse as Welsh, Arabic, Chinese, English and Hebrew, there is a reproducible correlation between the time required to pronounce numbers in a given language and the memory span of its speakers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If I couldn’t manage to speak English, which I’m fluent in, on a stage, how would I possibly make out Arabic words in my pathetic accent? Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Her Arabic teacher on the kindergarten floor hit a short stick on the back of a chair for rhythm, teaching the little ones another useless sentence. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z So Luma tried to make sure she didn’t speak Arabic, even when it was easier, and she taught herself not to play favorites. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “No, but I have a better imagination in Arabic now.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z About a dozen or more years before, when I was in prison, a member of the orthodox Muslim movement in Boston, named Abdul Hameed, had visited me and had later sent me prayers in Arabic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Arabic astronomy was highly sophisticated, and at least the equal of any Western astronomy until Copernicus—indeed, Copernicus may well have used technical solutions devised by Arab astronomers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Before Arabic numerals came around, money counters had to make do with an abacus or a counting board. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Poppy kept announcing in English, then Arabic, like some kind of television host, and everyone would cheer. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z With her Arabic and French, Luma was able to translate documents and answer some of their questions. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Starting from kindergarten, they learned of the black man’s glorious history and from the third grade they studied the black man’s original language, Arabic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But in school he learned Arabic, the official language of the Sudanese government far away to the north. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Islamic statement of faith, in transliterated Arabic: there is no God but God. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z No matter how perfect my musical pitch is, it just doesn’t translate to Arabic. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The Arabic is not written properly but the message is clear. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Even though I’d still rather be watching TV on the couch than going to Sunday school, I don’t dread my Arabic class anymore—thanks to my uncles patient lessons. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Translating many words and sentences, I also write about the Arabic language. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Poppy wrote half his card in English and half in Arabic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Bobby’s pragmatic philosophy was similar to the old Arabic saying “Trust in Allah but tie up your camel.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "It's Arabic for Alexander. Pretty common in the Middle East." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Scholars started translating texts into Arabic, and in the ninth century Caliph al-Mamun founded a great library: the House of Wisdom at Baghdad. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This was doubly puzzling, as I did not think he read Arabic; nor, to my knowledge, did he have borrowing privileges at the Williams College Library. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I had learned a little Arabic in Pinyudu, where it was used as the common language to communicate among all of the tribes. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It is my intention that by the time of my next Hajj pilgrimage, I will have at least a working vocabulary of Arabic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Drew spoke Arabic, and when the news broke he spent hours in conversation with our guides. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Liyana thought how both Hebrew and Arabic came from such a deep, related place in the throat. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Arabic numerals are tools which enable me to add and subtract, multiply and divide on a piece of paper far more fluently than I could with Roman numerals. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This gave Liyana a chance to say her favorite new Arabic phrase. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And it may be noted that Oresme had grasped the crucial principle, that a combination of circular movements could produce the appearance of rectilinear movement, apparently independently of any Arabic source. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My grandfather or kamor—teacher, as everyone called him—was a well-known local Arabic scholar and healer in the village and beyond. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z For their reception, they had a zaffa, an Arabic wedding procession. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The astrolabes were often inscribed with Arabic numerals. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He held her elbow for a moment before she ran off toward the Armenian Quarter and her Arabic class, which was already two minutes into its lesson on how to ask questions. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They would study only Arabic so that they could recite the Holy Quran. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They spoke in an Arabic dialect that the boy didn’t understand, but, when he made to leave, the guard told him to stay. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It all depends on how well you can connect Arabic letters into words and how many passages from the Quran, or surahs, you can recite from memory. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Imam Malik grew up in Florida and can easily switch between perfect Arabic and English. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I had begun to leam the prayers in Arabic; now, my biggest prayer difficulty was physical. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a giant painting in Arabic script across from the doorway. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He held it, he looked at me and said something in Arabic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Alum Bey sat on top of him and chuckled, and said something in Arabic. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The early-medieval Renaissance saw them translated back out of Arabic and returned to the West. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “No offense, but people from Pakistan don’t really know how to pronounce Arabic the right way.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z One day in Arabic class she grew so irritated with the dull text, she ripped a whole page out of her book. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She runs after him and grabs him, speaking to him in Arabic. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Because I could read Arabic, I was placed in a class with older children. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Hijab was the word for a headscarf in Arabic. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I also knew I wanted to continue studying the Arabic language and find ways to practice so I didn’t lose the momentum I’d acquired in Morocco. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There are coffee mugs and an Arabic newspaper open on the table in front of them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z In the hush of the prayer hall, with its crystal chandelier, gold trim, and big plaques with Arabic calligraphy decorating the walls, a familiar calm washes over me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “He says no Syrians allowed,” the young man says to Baba in Arabic. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Dahlia is right about how most Pakistani people, including my parents, pronounce Arabic differently. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The very word zero smacks of its Hindu and Arabic roots. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Consequently, many of the stars today have Arabic names, which I think are mysterious and beautiful. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She jolted awake, smiled, and greeted both of the boys in Arabic. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Yes, it's a Jewish tradition. And I think you may have some similar Arabic traditions, too.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Making words in Arabic is like planting a field with seeds, growing an orchard—words hang on the vines like grape clusters, leaves throw shadows of meanings to the ground. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “Lots of people do understand the Arabic. Some who memorize the Qur’an may not, but maybe for them it’s a first step in their study.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I showed off a little and used my basic Arabic to thank the storekeeper when we were done. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “He speaks good Arabic. He smells nice. We’re almost there,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Or Liyana would read them to Poppy in the yard after they’d washed the dinner dishes, as he sat drinking a cup of Arabic coffee in his favorite green metal chair with the scalloped back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z That was one of the first and simplest things she’d learned from the pamphlets Yuko had given her: Allah is just the Arabic word for God. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Only a minute or two after we settled in, I heard voices speaking in Arabic, along with gunshots and laughter. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A stack of mysterious books, in a Near Eastern language which looked like Arabic and bearing the stamp of the Williams College Library, materialized in the back seat of his car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The two men exchanged some words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the Islamic world had its eye on the ball, and most of the classical texts we have now were preserved in Arabic translation. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Even though the sheep didn’t teach me to speak Arabic. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Arabs who practiced Islam and spoke Arabic dominated the northern half of Sudan and the capital, Khartoum. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A small, quiet neighbourhood with Arabic writing and crescent moons inscribed on the facades of the houses. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She speaks Arabic and Japanese fluently, and she has been to more countries than any of us because she gets to travel with her mom for photo shoots and fashion shows. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Liyana could make out letters in Arabic by now—ones that looked like chimneys or fluted edges, but she couldn’t really make out words yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The Arabic notation was allowed into Italy and soon spread throughout Europe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Just a long, poor-lighted platform with loud furious altercations in Arabic going on somewhere. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They had offices all over the world, and I could already imagine myself being transferred to the office in Abu Dhabi and using my Arabic language skills. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A far more important line evolved by way of the Aramaic alphabet, used for official documents of the Persian Empire, into the modern Arabic, Hebrew, Indian, and Southeast Asian alphabets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After struggling with the Arabic, it helps me calm down to sing, even if it’s kind of strange to go from Quran to Motown. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Fibonacci had learned his mathematics from the Muslims, so he knew about Arabic numerals, including zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Arabic street signs could be seen everywhere, and Arab newspapers and magazines covered the stands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But she still had the face of a Grand Ball princess, with her bird-in-flight eyebrows and nose, elegantly curved like a letter from ancient Arabic writings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In Arabic words, the letters were always joined, and a letter might look different depending on what came before or after it. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And because the Koran, the sacred book of Islam, is written in Arabic, scholars throughout the Muslim world learned to read Arabic and to share their knowledge. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I explain that verbs in Arabic form roots that create trees of nouns and word structures. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Besides this, in the rush of his travels he had forgotten a detail, just one detail, which could keep him from his treasure for a long time: only Arabic was spoken in this country. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana’s mother spoke to a waiter in Arabic even before they sat down, ordering water without ice for herself and hot tea for everyone else. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He not only recognized me as a tree Muslim, but he gave me two books, one in English, the other in Arabic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He switches back to Arabic, takes the driver’s ID, tells the driver to transport us all—the old passengers, the young, the mothers, students, everyone—to the Military Rule Center. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Baba speaks no Turkish but it doesn’t matter—the hawkers switch instantly to Arabic. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Amu, “uncle” in Arabic, is Mom’s brother and the imam, or prayer leader, of the mosque here in town. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Poppy spoke rapidly to Sitti in Arabic, but she didn’t stop right away. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After the Muslim conquest in the years around 750 AD, they all switched to Arabic. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z After spending the morning in our intensive Arabic and Moroccan culture classes, my American classmates and I would play volleyball at the beach until the sun went down. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A cardboard sign in Turkish and Arabic is stuck inside the door: No Syrians. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the Arabic letters on the page, imagining them as musical notes in my piano book. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The time-honored solution is to create an outline, which is just a tree lying on its side, its branches marked by indentations, dashes, bullets, or Roman and Arabic numerals, rather than by forking line segments. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z However, unlike Bede, he lived in a Europe where Arabic numerals were common, so he started counting with zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Even he couldn't have translated French letters to Arabic numerals that quickly. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z They were conversing in Arabic, and the boy was proud of himself for being able to do so. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As he speaks, he masterfully elongates certain words and varies the pitch of the Arabic phrases, which run together almost like a song. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It reminds me of the Arabic verse from the Quran on top of our front door. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Monks discovered that the astrolabe, an Arabic invention, was a handy tool for keeping track of time in the evening, helping them keep their prayers on schedule. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate lunch in a famous underground Arabic restaurant, full of Oriental rugs, called The Philadelphia. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The teacher droned on with the lesson, about the Arabic language. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arabic alphabet had twenty-eight letters; the English, only twenty-six. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus in both Arabic and medieval culture experimentation had an uncertain status: it existed, but it was not admired or imitated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The imam cleared his throat, and soon the hall was filled with melodious Arabic, the language of the Qur’an. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Then he gives it additional shakes, at rhythmic intervals, and begins an Arabic song, swaying his hips. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Fewer sounds of Arabic drifted through the air now—just the husky, less familiar-sounding accents of Hebrew and languages they couldn’t identify. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He made an unusual number of phone calls and spoke only in Arabic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z My father would take his square of Arabic hareesa, a delicious cream-of-wheat cake with an almond balanced in the center, outside on a plate. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They walked past three people sitting on a bench, speaking what sounded like Arabic. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He tried the Arabic right to left and the Chinese columns. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He separated all the characters and ran comparisons with English, Chinese, Greek, Arabic, and with Cyrillic texts, even with Ogham. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My friends around me began speaking rapid Arabic, gesturing and pointing, trying to intercede for me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The most up-to-date version available was a Latin translation made in the twelfth century by Gerard of Cremona, which was translated from an Arabic text which had itself been translated from the Greek long before. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He got someone on the phone and conversed in Arabic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Europeans did not begin to learn about Arabic numbers until much closer to the time this drawing was made, around A.D. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He spoke Spanish better than Arabic, and, if this boy was going to Al-Fayoum, there would be someone to talk to when there were no other important things to do. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fiat taxis run the gauntlet, honking promiscuously above Arabic monologs droning from speakers. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Sulking in the back somewhere. I told her to teach the little kids their alphabet, but she said she needed a break from all the Arabic. Maybe you can talk some sense into her.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z In the left-hand corner are some Arabic letters. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they associated themselves in fantastic, untranslatable shapes, like Arabic or Chinese. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I stared at a large sign, but it wasn’t in Arabic, so I couldn’t read it. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aw, come on! I don’t want to stand up and recite Arabic in front of a bunch of random people. I’m not that good at it, and it’s just...awkward.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “They’re worthless to your son. Tribal schools don’t use these books, for they are written in French, German, Arabic, Hindu and Chinese, languages which I, too, can’t read.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I pause and rewind to the beginning, turning the iPad to myself The intro blares out again, a mix of drumming and a man’s deep voice saying something in Arabic. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Our family is not Arabic, but we are Muslim. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The students there were trilingual, speaking Arabic, Armenian, and English, three languages with completely different alphabets. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Our people can’t speak Arabic, but we have Islam in our hearts,” said one Senegalese. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking in Arabic, he was talking with some airport officials. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z You can buy millions of little decorated cups, with tiny saucers, for Arabic coffee and tea. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Now and then her name cropped up in their Arabic like a little window. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The word for “a piece of sugar” in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit is khanda, which, as it passed through Persian to Arabic to Europe, became candy. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Please,” they said to him in Arabic, “you must spend the night!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Sitti said they would teach her how to sew and pick lentils and marinate olives and carry water from the spring on her head and speak Arabic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I told them that some slaves brought from Africa spoke Arabic, and were Islamic in their religion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ella had started studying under Boston orthodox Muslims, then she founded a school where Arabic was taught! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mother saw me scribbling with all my energy, she drew the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Though the Arabs took the notation from India, the rest of the world would dub the new system Arabic numerals. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The only schools were in the biggest of villages, far away, or in the northern part of Sudan, where people spoke Arabic. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z You can buy gray Arabic notebooks with soft covers just the right size for folding once and sticking in your pocket. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z My Arabic isn’t so good, besides memorizing duas for daily prayers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then, with a thrill of recognition, I watched the curves of Alexandria’s two harbors slide into view, their outlines looping like an Arabic epigram inked in incandescent gold. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She tried to press a coin from her wallet into his hand, but he waved it away, laughing heartily, saying Arabic words she couldn’t understand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The sign outside his door is in Arabic and Turkish. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z West Africa eventually did receive Fertile Crescent domestic animals across the Sahara, and later accepted Islamic influence, including Arabic writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s not a Farsi word—it’s an Arabic one—but it’s the standard greeting for most True Persians. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “My child, that is Arabic. It means ‘God bless you.’ Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Liyana had already started drafting a letter to the editor for the daily English/Arabic newspaper in Jerusalem, pronouncing such behavior primitive and unacceptable. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z As a finishing touch, she props up one of the framed prints, some Arabic calligraphy, on the side table. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But, finally, he agreed that the boy, who spoke better Arabic than he, should do so. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A man in a car slowed down and called out to them in Arabic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s just as bad as when I try to read Arabic. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But as I walk through the bright hallway with colorful posters that read “Arabic Alphabet” and “The 99 Attributes of Allah,” I spot Imam Malik and Mustafa standing in an empty alcove near the bookshelves. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “A woman converted at our mosque a couple of months ago. She knew the risks. And honestly, her Arabic pronunciation puts mine to shame.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The person on the left is Boethius, a Christian from about a thousand years later, who is using Arabic numerals. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z A recent performance at the Stone in Manhattan showed off the hallmarks of this music, built on the maqam scales of Arabic music, with jazzy flights of improvisation and fleeting echoes of early Baroque ornamentation. A Violinist Questions the Musical Divide Between West and East 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z It would be a challenge to do an album in Arabic. Shakira considering album in Arabic 2011-05-28T21:16:04Z How could I trade on my I’m-learning-Arabic kudos in a country full of, well, Arabic speakers? How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z “Sometimes it’s really scary to speak Arabic next to all kinds of people, because I’m scared they’ll literally beat me up.” Dor Guez Exhibition at Rose Museum of Brandeis 2012-10-12T22:42:35Z The exhibition includes a photo of a white car on which concentric circles of red Arabic script form the Tunisian flag. In Transit Blog: Arab Spring Street Art, on View in Madrid 2012-02-02T11:00:56Z Finally, she feted her mother with a blessing in Arabic and a celebratory ululation. Houda Benyamina, the French Filmmaker Who Brought the Banlieues to Hollywood 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z The name of Spain’s greatest hero, El Cid, comes from the Arabic honorific, Sayid. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Hanoun used to buy foreign films from Israel and Arabic movies from Jordan. Palestinian wedding hall preserves treasures of its cinematic past 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Kukkonen, who was interviewed by email, is a global network professor at N.Y.U. who specializes in Arabic philosophy and, coincidentally, 1980s Marvel continuity. Extreme Anger Management: Is It O.K. to Kill the Hulk’s Alter Ego? 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The Arabic and Sephardic pieces tended to be more intricately modal and to allow for more extended, virtuosic improvisation, which these players essayed with their characteristic energy and nuance. Music Review: Jordi Savall’s ‘Orient-Occident’ at Metropolitan Museum 2012-06-14T21:18:32Z The group is a multiethnic, multifaith choir and band that performs in Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish and Ladino. Spare Times for June 12-18 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z A convoy of Land Rovers was parked nearby, ready to whisk us off to the sheikh’s desert compound for a breakfast of poached eggs, fruit, smoked salmon, toast and Arabic coffee. In Dubai, Flying With the Falcons 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z There are a variety of languages available, including French, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic. 12 Travel Apps Worth Keeping in 2016 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z “Our Boys” is entirely presented in Hebrew and Arabic, which is still considered risky to an audience thought to be averse to reading English subtitles. The politics of Important TV: Why "The Terror" and "Our Boys" won't get the "Chernobyl" treatment 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z People like my immigrant mother and her immigrant sisters learn English as adults and raise their kids to speak it, and also speak French and Arabic at family get-togethers and on phone calls. Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” Super Bowl Ad Brings Out Some Ugly Americans 2014-02-03T04:32:25Z Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic, is operated by up to four people, including one person on stilts. Little Amal Arrives in New York, With a Message of Hope and Humanity 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The graphic simplicity of the Arabic alphabet means that it can be made to look like almost anything, from a rearing horse to a pixelated television screen. 21 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The series will be shot in France, and will feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic.” Netflix teams with "La La Land" director for multilingual musical miniseries 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Launched in Arabic earlier this month, the English version of Silver Scorpion debuts in the U.S. in March. Can a Disabled Muslim Comic-Book Superhero Save the World? 2011-03-08T08:05:00Z “Memorizing the presidents is different from memorizing the first chapter of your Arabic textbook,” Seibert said. What’s the secret to learning a second language? 2012-10-27T12:30:00Z It is in French and Arabic, with English subtitles. Review: In ‘Fatima,’ a Muslim Mother Working in France Hits Her Limit 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Among internationally minded postwar African artists, he was a pioneer in the melding of naturalism and abstraction, mixing African, Arabic and Western sources with fascinating inventiveness. Ibrahim El-Salahi: ‘Selected Works, 1962-2010’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z With its mathematical-looking tables, the almanac conjures the passage of ancient Greek texts to Europe through the Arabic translations that saved them for the Renaissance, and probably has some of that in its history. Review | Outhouses are gone, but ‘The Old Farmer’s Almanac’ is still here. Why? 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Léon also knew Turkish from childhood, and he learned Egyptian Arabic. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Gharem disassembles the individual lettering, paints tiny English or Arabic characters different colors, and then he and his studio assistants reconfigure the letters on the canvas with tweezers. At LACMA, the horror of 9/11 through the eyes of a Muslim artist who found a different path 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z But the soundtrack for “The Conversationalists” is naturally and vastly eclectic in style, encompassing Latin genres, American pop, Arabic song and what feels like James & Jerome’s very personal emo. Review: Staging a Movie Melodrama in ‘The Conversationalists’ 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Awad, 37, who sings in Arabic and English and occasionally in Hebrew, was born in Rameh in Galilee to a Palestinian father and Bulgarian mother. Music Review: Mira Awad at the Metropolitan Room 2013-06-05T21:59:30Z Islamic textiles, some with Arabic inscriptions, were used to wrap the relics of Christian saints. What Museums Don’t Reveal About Religious Art 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z French is the second language of Lebanon, after Arabic, and many Lebanese winemakers trained or worked in France. From Lebanon, Bottles That Reward Diving Below the Surface 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z I started to write small Arabic inscriptions in the corners of my paintings, almost like postage stamps," he recalls, "and people started to come towards me. Ibrahim el-Salahi: from Sudanese prison to Tate Modern show 2013-07-03T18:30:01Z Nowadays, Mr. Uthman said, his Arabic classes are often filled with students hoping to become journalists, diplomats and aid workers. The Perfect Phrase for This Relentless Year 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Eberhardt learned Arabic, converted to Islam, dressed as a man to travel freely, survived an assassination attempt and died in a flash flood after saving her Algerian soldier husband from the same fate. Music Review: ?Song From the Uproar? at the Kitchen 2012-02-26T22:15:35Z The dish’s name is Arabic and seems to mean something like “pampered daddy,” although it’s unclear whether “baba,” a term of endearment for father, refers to a person or to the eggplant itself. Classic baba ghanouj requires real smoke. Then you can treat it like hummus. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z A publicity campaign will distribute explanatory materials in Spanish, Mandarin, Russian and Arabic across the city. A Library Card Will Get You Into the Guggenheim (and 32 Other Places) 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z She also became fluent in Arabic and Persian, spending months at a time exploring some of the most forbidding landscapes in the Middle East. What Gertrude Bell’s Letters Remind Us About the Founding of Iraq 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z “Turn right in 200 meters,” comes the tinny, digitized voice of Arabic Google Maps. While other countries turn Syrian refugees away, Canadians are taking them home 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z She nods, and begins to speak in Arabic, making forceful eye contact, willing me to understand. Syrian writer Samar Yazbek: 'A woman like me makes life difficult' 2012-10-12T23:09:00Z During the week they are taught to dance, act and perform everything from classic Arabic songs to the latest Rihanna hit. The Saudi housewife who spoke out 2010-04-12T10:00:00Z And lots of people I met during my years as a traveling lawyer told me it meant something in lots of other languages: Polish, Urdu, Arabic. Two Tattoos Gone Wrong 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z “It wasn’t cool when I was growing up to play Arabic music,” Mr. Maghzal said. A Middle Eastern Party Scene Is Thriving on Brooklyn’s Dance Floors 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z “It’s from Iraq,” he added quietly, through an Arabic translator. Berlin’s Museum Tours in Arabic Forge a Bridge to Refugees 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z She started studying Arabic three months ago, in preparation for her trip to the Middle East. 'I'm not a quirky 17-year old any more': what Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat did next 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z At first, as the interrogator screamed in Arabic and waved his finger in Ahmed’s face, the boy repeatedly hit his injured head with his own hands. The Dovekeeper and the Children’s Intifada 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z With the help of an expert in Arabic music, Mr. Chiu identified particular Gurdjieff melodies as, for example, Egyptian or Syrian, and created custom tunings for each. Bringing the Colors Back to a Mystic’s Music 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The album ends with “Ya’burnee,” an Arabic phrase for “you bury me” that implies not wanting to outlive a beloved partner: a lifelong commitment. Backed by Nine Inch Nails, Halsey Connects Past and Future 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Hanna opened Magdalena in 2013, after starting three successful but conventional Arabic restaurants, where the long-held traditions of a dozen salads to begin the meal and simple grilled meats were menu mainstays. In Israel, a New Passion for Palestinian Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Examples of these are displayed in a “Treasures, Commerce and Politics” section, along with Arabic and Ottoman documents from the Venetian State Archive, reflecting the continual traffic of communications on commercial and political matters. Exhibition Review: Venice's Love Affair With Egypt 2011-11-08T13:30:07Z Equally insulting to Arabic dialects and the Muslim Brotherhood, “The Misfits” is inarguably awful, its grandiose muddle of a plot unimproved by bored camels and barely clothed women. ‘The Misfits’ Review: Blood and Sand 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z To sing in Arabic at a time when most of her contemporaries were embracing western pop was part of that confrontation. Yasmine Hamdan: the modern face of Arabic music 2013-05-22T19:00:01Z According to SWA, the passenger who reported the student to the flight attendants is also an Arabic speaker, and she found some of the student's conversation troubling. Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The documentary also includes loving descriptions of her, written in Arabic, by her many Iraqi friends. What Gertrude Bell’s Letters Remind Us About the Founding of Iraq 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z When Leon opens his eyes, the angel is still there and greets him with a simple "Us salaamu alaykum," or "Peace be upon you" in Arabic. Muslims seek change in their Hollywood story 2011-02-02T11:02:10Z Norton knows little about Muslims: she gets her few references to Arabic wrong and never discusses the scholarship on Islam and Muslim cultures. On the Muslim Question by Anne Norton – review 2013-05-10T11:00:03Z "We are a race that comes from Africans, Indians and whites. We have European influence and we have Arabic influence." Beyond the partying, Colombia's Bomba Esteréo gets profound with its new album and L.A. show 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Dale’s work was directly and mightily informed by the Arabic music that he listened to as a child. Dick Dale, the Inventor of Surf Rock, Was a Lebanese-American Kid from Boston 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z “He said to me something beautiful: ‘I want people to understand that the oud is not only Arabic, it’s everything.’ Ahmed Alshaiba, Yemeni Music Master, Is Dead at 32 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z "Around-the-clock broadcasts in Arabic by Iran's state-run radio and television stations incited our population to engage in acts of violence, sabotage, and insurrection," Bahraini King Hamad complained in November. Satellite TV news, serials widen Iranian-Arab gulf 2011-12-14T14:11:39Z She speaks of "ordinary" non-Muslims eating falafel and couscous and using Arabic greetings. On the Muslim Question by Anne Norton – review 2013-05-10T11:00:03Z Mohammed Assaf, a young wedding singer from the Gaza Strip whose songs often touch upon the Palestinian struggle for independence, sang before world football leaders in Arabic and English. Correction: Israel-Palestinians story 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The band includes musicians from Uruguay, Israel and the United States; the lyrics tend to be in Arabic. For Ravid Kahalani, every show is a world tour The painting, known as "Poppy Flower" according to an Arabic statement, was stolen on Saturday from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, home to one of the Middle East's finest collections of 19th- and 20th-century art. Egypt bars officials from travel over art theft, agency 2010-08-23T08:57:00Z As the first gymnast sprints down the fraying stretch of carpet toward the vault, his gruff coach shouts encouragement in Arabic: “Jump big, like you dream!” Pommel horses and protesters 2012-08-25T12:00:00Z Text from those notes, as well as Ms. Rasheed’s own Arabic study book from when she was a teenager, found places in “An Opening.” A Sound-and-Art Show Fills a Void for Muslims in Brooklyn 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The political purpose here is transparent: Ms. Khan named the book after the Arabic word for olive, a prominent ingredient in Palestinian cooking and a worldwide symbol of peace. The 12 Best Cookbooks of Spring 2019 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The age of the Arabic vernacular is here; someone just needs to tell the talking snowman. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Their clothed bodies, abandoned to improvised sleep, combine to form a kind of notation, like Arabic calligraphy. Review | Artist Noah Davis died tragically at age 32. A New York show reveals a great lost talent. 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Besides the English version of his website, aimed at Western readers, the blogs were posted in Arabic through translations handled by his wife. The sheikh and I: Ghostwriting for a crown prince in exhile 2013-01-12T14:00:00Z More than 65,000 people signed a petition which stated - featuring a pendant with the Arabic word for God on it being reduced to sand - was offensive. Katy Perry Dark Horse video edited 2014-02-27T11:59:31Z Moments later, Don was pumping his fist in the air and throwing his angular frame into a blistering version of House of Pain’s “Jump Around” while he rapped in Arabic. In Berlin, Singing Karaoke at the Site of a Former ‘Death Strip’ 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The music traverses the Americas — and beyond, with touches of Indian and Arabic pop — as it layers rootsy voices and live instruments atop gadget-generated beats. Visitante’s Trending Tropics Takes a Hard Look at Technology (and Makes a Robot Sing) 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Its fifty thousand lines are mostly in Persian, but they are riddled with Arabic excerpts from Muslim scripture; the book frequently alludes to Koranic anecdotes that offer moral lessons. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Many were meant to be used by the royal household, some bearing inscriptions in Arabic that invoke Allah. 10 Art Exhibits to Discover This Summer 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Bishai's beats inevitably act as devices of masculine empowerment, while Atlas' Arabic embellishments function in a purely feminine way of working musical wiles. Ballet Preljocaj's 'Les Nuits' seduces but is problematic 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z He uses Western relatives of Arabic instruments to create a convincing equivalent of a Middle Eastern ensemble. Review: Color and Contrasts From the New Juilliard Ensemble 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The imprint, whose name means “peace” in Arabic, focuses on stories featuring Muslim characters. A step toward greater diversity in children’s books: Hena Khan’s ‘Amina’s Voice’ 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Sama means sky in Arabic – a sky, as her mother imagines it, where no bombs fall, with ordinary clouds and sunshine. ‘My daughter was raised during the siege of Aleppo. I had to make a film for her’ 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Leaders of Muslim communities were brought in as advisers and Mr. Robinson employed Arabic speakers to train Cambodian actors in Koranic verses. Television: Cambodians Get a Taste of Western Television 2011-06-01T15:26:40Z She studied Arabic and anthropology in Algeria before teaching herself how to edit and use a camera. A New Subject for a Veteran Documentary Maker: Herself 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z So if the millennia of Arabic literature produced by one of the world's great cultures is to be recognised, then Adonis is the man through whom it must be done. Why Adonis should win the Nobel 2010-10-06T14:00:00Z “We have an Arabic saying: ‘trees often transplanted never prosper.’ Review | After a photo of her nephew’s drowned body went viral, a Syrian woman tells the family’s story 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Streaming company Netflix said on Friday it was teaming up with Chazelle on “The Eddy,” an eight-part series that will be shot in France with dialogue in French, English and Arabic. 'La La Land''s Chazelle partners with Netflix for Paris TV musical 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Its politicians, entertainers, actors, musicians and writers featured prominently in Arabic popular culture. Egypt has returned from the cultural backwaters 2011-02-24T16:19:39Z Mr. Sharif, who spoke English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Greek, continued to play strong, masculine roles across the ethnic spectrum. Omar Sharif, international heartthrob of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ dies at 83 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z I want them to say, "Well, looks like we need an unapologetic Black woman. We need an unapologetic Spanish woman. We need to find a Jewish one. How about Arabic?" Chef Toya Boudy’s “Cooking for the Culture” is a celebration of Blackness through place and plates 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Rushdie corrects "genie" to "jinn," the original Arabic for the fantastical creatures born of fire with the ability to shape-shift. Salman Rushdie's new novel 'Two Years' lets the jinn out of the bottle 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Born in Los Angeles in 1981 to a family of Egyptian immigrants from Cairo, Malek spoke Arabic in his childhood and was raised in the Coptic Orthodox faith. Oscar winner Rami Malek: the first best actor of Arab heritage 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “Sorry, Arabic is my first language, as well,” he said, in jest, referring to our shared Egyptian background. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z In a small room covered with inscriptions in Arabic, women of all ages, some veiled, some wearing denim jackets, chatted loudly. My grandfather wrote a Moroccan travelogue in 1920. Almost a century later, I set out to re-create his trip. 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The lyrics feature languages from Arabic to Zulu, as well as McFerrin's own invented words, and he's partnered by a fine local choir. This week's new live music 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z With choreographic references from Buddha to Rodin, and musical lines that float from Arabic song through to Christian mass, the mix is almost too rich to bear. Puz/zle – review 2013-04-25T17:02:05Z In August, they formally named their new business Alkimiah — Arabic for alchemy. Restaurants Find a New Revenue Source: Feeding the Hungry 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Sporting a Syrian flag tucked down the back of his T-shirt, Jawaad rapped the final verse of Clint Eastwood in Arabic to the obvious pleasure and definite surprise of the crowd. Arabian heights: Gorillaz stage historic gig in Syria 2010-07-27T15:56:00Z For instance, one student was asked to leave a flight because he was speaking Arabic. Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z One lovely volume of the Psalms here from 1516, printed in Genoa, Italy, includes, along with the original Hebrew, columns of Septuagint Greek, Arabic, Aramaic and Latin, along with commentary. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z Like Gibran, Mr. Alomar now aspires to write in both Arabic and English: “My goal, my aim, is to become an American writer,” he said. Osama Alomar Pursues His Literary Ambitions in Exile 2014-05-02T22:05:33Z “I don’t speak Arabic, but I don’t speak Russian or Hebrew either, and that didn’t keep me from making my two earlier films.” Film: With 'The Source,' Radu Mihaileanu Looks at the Battle of the Sexes 2011-05-16T12:30:06Z In the first scene, Elliot asks a college professor to translate an Arabic phrase for him. Water by the Spoonful: The Acclaimed Play Too Good for Broadway 2013-01-24T15:20:42Z To this day, authentic Turkish and Arabic coffees are often brewed with cardamom. The extremely '90s history of the flavored latte 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The name is borrowed from an Arabic word, rawiya, which also refers to a group of female photographers working as a collective in the Middle East. A woman’s place in the Middle East? For some, it’s behind a camera. 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Malouf is a classical Arabic music style, ascetic and finely detailed: unharmonized melodic lines that are shared and traded by the singer and instruments, accompanied by sparse percussion. Music Review: Sonia M’barek at the French Institute Alliance Française 2013-05-07T21:13:40Z She says the song, which is Hebrew/Arabic slang for “Bummer, that’s cool,” speaks to the thrills and challenges of her past year. Israel Eurovision hero releases song on newfound fame 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z In this translation from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright, Saadawi blends the unearthly, the horrific and the mundane to terrific effect. In ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad,’ a Fantastical Manifestation of War’s Cruelties 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z He interrogated me further, demanding to know what I was doing there, and I told him in the best I could with my terrified, broken Arabic. I’m an American Jew. Palestinians tried to kidnap me. Then we became friends 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Falconry was introduced to Sicily in the 13th century by Frederick II, and Domenico still communicates with his hunting birds the way noblemen did then, in Arabic. Journeys: In Sicily, a Step Back in Time 2010-09-25T04:45:00Z According to Paris's media pundits, she and Pouzilhac are now engaged in a battle for influence over the state-funded television channel, which broadcasts in French, English and Arabic. France 24: 'medieval court' where rivalry with the Saxons fades as chiefs slug it out 2010-09-02T18:59:00Z However, following the events of the Arab Spring last year, the Government decided to award the BBC World Service an extra £2.2m a year to help pay for its Arabic section. BBC global audience rises by 14m 2012-06-28T11:25:07Z The cinema will show Arabic and Hollywood feature films in future. Back to the movies in former West Bank outlaw city 2010-08-06T17:55:00Z In the Emirates at that time, the acceptable form of advanced contemporary Arabic work was calligraphic abstraction, which Sharif disdained, as he did all forms of “nationalist” art. The Materials Man of the Emirates 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z It sounded, well, rehearsed, and nagged by an Arabic accent. ’90s Sitcoms Shaped Me as an Immigrant Child. What if They Hadn’t? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The soundtrack is a musical mosaic of famous Arabic singers, explicitly highlighting the Arabic presence in, and contribution to, the city’s cultural life. Dance Listings for June 3-9 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Burton's translation is enjoyable, mock-archaicisms and all, though I find his attempts to imitate Arabic prose-rhymes annoying, and also cloying, though admittedly not soul-destroying. What are you reading today? 2012-09-25T14:35:30Z The shadow of Lawrence of Arabia and colonialist fantasies does loom large, particularly because the Fremen and their language are drawn from Arabic origins. ‘Dune’ Review: A Hero in the Making, on Shifting Sands 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Abo Rebieh shared some of her works with The New York Times, and spoke in English and Arabic about her experience in detention and the women she met there. Syria’s Women Prisoners, Drawn by an Artist Who Was One 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Tinariwen mixes African, Arabic and Western styles to produce haunting, rhythmic music whose lyrics recall the hardships of life in the desert and of political struggles. In Transit Blog: Fables and Fantasy Infuse 40th Hong Kong Arts Festival 2012-01-30T11:00:26Z The signs were in Arabic, the Afghan father was dressed as an Egyptian while the women sported Moroccan jilabas. Arabic dress and Iranian accents ? Hollywood's take on Afghan women 2011-02-12T10:59:00Z Gurnah’s first language is Swahili, but he adopted English as his literary language, with his prose often inflected with traces of Swahili, Arabic and German. Abdulrazak Gurnah Is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z But it became more serious when she took the decision to sing in Arabic. Yasmine Hamdan: the modern face of Arabic music 2013-05-22T19:00:01Z It is presented in Arabic, from an Iraqi point of view. Iraq on stage ? quiz 2011-07-21T07:00:22Z It has been translated into six different languages, including French, German and Spanish, with Japanese, Korean and Arabic versions in the works. Matthew Vines Won’t Rest in Defending Gay Christians 2012-09-14T22:53:06Z Mr. Issacharoff, a fluent Arabic speaker, pleaded guilty to this: Few of the Israeli actors spoke the language before joining “Fauda.” ‘Fauda,’ an Israeli TV Hit, Lets Viewers Escape — Into the Conflict 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Arabic inscriptions were wrapped around menorahs, and Greek gods appeared on coins with zodiac signs and biblical characters. Antiques: Hamilton Grange National Memorial Reopening in Manhattan 2011-09-01T22:05:43Z Within the Francophonie, she has promoted an inclusive vision of French, “in which there are Arabic or Creole words, and which allows for mistakes.” Leïla Slimani Has Written About a Sex Addict and a Murderous Nanny. Next Up: Her Own Family. 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z In her otherwise Nashville-ready tunes, that heritage is expressed mostly by drummer Andrew Toy’s panArabic intros and Al Sevilla’s sometimes Eastern-tinged mandolin fills. Lisa Said, a country singer of two countries, brings Eastern-tinged Americana to Iota 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z What about another group I met, the Arabic hip-hop trio DAM, who rage against government policy from their home in the Israeli town of Lod? When musicians boycott countries there are no clear winners 2010-05-26T15:09:00Z Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan seems to be practicing her Arabic recently. LiLo Mixes Up the Arabic for 'Donkey' and 'Beautiful' 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z And a group of 19 actors, plus five musicians, has been assembled from all over the Middle East, and perform predominantly in Arabic, but also in English and French. One Thousand and One Nights ? review 2011-08-22T12:34:36Z I began to speak Arabic, delighting in the cadence of the Syrian dialect. Modern Love: Signs, Wonders and Fates Fulfilled 2010-02-20T06:33:00Z Its second season, which debuted in Hebrew and Arabic last December in Israel, becomes available on Netflix with English subtitles on May 24. ‘Fauda,’ an Israeli TV Hit, Lets Viewers Escape — Into the Conflict 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z “How are you, kid?” she asked in Arabic, before his counsellors ushered him away, into the courtroom. The Dovekeeper and the Children’s Intifada 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Instead, they are attending the American University in Cairo, studying Arabic, not French, and dealing with cultural, social and religious matters far more complex than those in Spain or Italy. More Students Choose a Junior-Year Abroad in the Mideast 2010-08-06T22:00:00Z But it is hardly the most marvelous example of Arabic calligraphy. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z Grossman's Arabic is almost as fluent as his superlative English, but it is harder and harder to maintain links with Palestinian friends, let alone to travel there. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z Considering the primacy of the commercial interests at play here, “Tukoh Taka” — performed in English, Spanish and Arabic — is amiable, exuberant fun. Gucci Mane’s Tribute to Takeoff, and 6 More New Songs 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z In 1967, the term “Arabic literature,” for most Western readers, meant two books, the Quran and “The Arabian Nights.” Denys Johnson-Davies, Translator of Arab Writers, Is Dead at 94 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The prize was established in 2007 to recognize contemporary Arabic writing and is modeled on Britain's Man Booker Prize. Achaari, Alem win Arabic fiction prize 2011-03-14T17:48:26Z Engel, who speaks Arabic, recognized their accents and the Shiite chants that played on their cellphones. Richard Engel reveals new details on his 2012 kidnapping in Syria 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z “In my very long career I haven't been able to find an Arabic role to play,” she said. Cannes 2014: With 'Prophet,' Salma Hayek seeks to realize a vision 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Eruptions of violence, as unavoidable and mysterious as storms, are part of the atmosphere of the book, which just won the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. The Novel After the Arab Spring 2014-05-09T04:00:00Z The Camerata returns to Seattle for "Alexander the Great: Hero, Warrior, Lover," which draws from Latin, Byzantine, Arabic and Persian sources to tell the story of the fourth-century king/conqueror. Boston Camerata performs 'Alexander the Great' in Seattle 2012-04-19T20:27:06Z Galland’s Arabic text comprised what scholars refer to as the “core” stories of “The Arabian Nights,” beginning with the prologue that explains their astonishing origin. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Sandblasted with lines of prayer, the overlying strings of Arabic script recall the five daily prayers uttered by Muslims all over the world. Artist of the week 80: Idris Khan 2010-03-25T13:25:00Z Both a composer and singer, al-Sahir is one of the few performers in the Arab world's pop music scene who sing in classical Arabic. Famous Iraqi singer returns in UNICEF role 2011-05-09T18:28:08Z While Rabia, my host, was visiting with his friends and conversing in Arabic, I sat and watched the children play. In Cairo, soaking up the simple pleasures and the wild, beautiful Sinai Desert 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z And while the location is unclear, the geographic possibilities narrow when the picnickers speak Arabic with smatterings of French. ‘A Son (Un Fils)’ Review: The Pain of Others 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “He used materials which he found around him: Arabic newsprint, scraps of cloth, pages cut from books on botany and natural phenomena, often using cardboard from laundered shirts as the basis for the collages.” Inside Art: Barnett Newman’s ‘Onement VI,’ at Sotheby’s 2013-04-18T21:17:37Z Then again, maybe the Sri Lankan rapper adopted a stylish Arabic aesthetic because it looks cool. Watch M.I.A.?s ?Bad Girls? Video 2012-02-03T16:32:50Z She began the competition singing Kurdish songs though she later switched to Arabic. Region's woes take centre stage as refugee becomes 'Arab Idol' 2013-06-23T10:33:09Z In public and private, he dispensed with the formal Arabic customary among Arab leaders and spoke rapidly in dialect, gesticulating with his large hands, his voice deep like a growl. ‘MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman,’ by Ben Hubbard: An Excerpt 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z As Mazen Ali put it, referencing an Arabic proverb, “A monkey, in its mother’s eyes, is a gazelle.” The Best Olive Oil in the World? This Village Thinks So. 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z There is a similar Hebrew word that means faith, and an Arabic one that connotes good fortune or luck. Celebrating Mimouna and Its Dose of Post-Passover Carbs 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Soliman uses traditional styles of Arabic writing, sometimes clustering the strokes into clouds of curved lines. Review | In the galleries: Multiple works by Black artists create a vision of authority 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z My sermons stand as the most clumsily phrased and possibly least inspiring in Islamic history, not surprising given my Arabic. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z A total of 180 titles from 15 countries were in contention for the award, which is unofficially known as the Arabic Booker prize. Arab Fiction Prize announced 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Akhtar said he is curious to see how Austrian audiences square their affection for Mr. Simonischek with the role — “praying in Arabic and talking about Allah and loving his performance.” Ayad Akhtar Gets a European Welcome, With Conditions 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Thorpe has an epiphany of sorts when she learns that the word for “book” is “virtually identical” in the African languages and in Arabic. At a Public School in Denver, Refugee Children Find Hope and Frustration 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Q: Do you identify with the Arabic culture? "Cars 2" star Eddie Izzard plans political career 2011-06-24T19:24:36Z The Shakespeare's Globe project to stage every play in a different language - Cymbeline in Juba Arabic, for example, and Henry VI, Part 2 in Albanian. Your Cultural Olympiad questions answered 2012-07-20T11:16:28Z It shows the outline of a shrouded woman surrounded by a repeated phrase in Arabic calligraphy: “There are many secrets under the veil.” In the galleries: Rooted in nature but not always natural 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z This is to say nothing of the effect that the Web and social media are having on the penetration of Arabic dialects into written communication, which is incalculable. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Unlike earlier English translators, Lane, who had spent years in Egypt, translated not from Galland's French, but directly from the Arabic. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z The lettering shifted to Arabic at the creamy white Jummah Mosque, which dates back to the 1830s. On Mauritius With a Non-Jet-Set Wallet 2010-04-03T03:02:00Z “Arabic is the new Russian,” said Ms. Nusbaum, who spent last spring studying at the American University in Cairo and wants to become a regional diplomat. More Students Choose a Junior-Year Abroad in the Mideast 2010-08-06T22:00:00Z The term derives from jahada, an Arabic word meaning to labour, struggle or exert effort. Men of war 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z On the Maltese island of Gozo, which doubled for Morocco, he added Arabic arches to passageways; for shooting cabin scenes on a choppy Atlantic ship crossing, he had a set built on rockers. Peter Phillips obituary 2011-02-21T19:02:18Z Even though he's been called Egypt's Indiana Jones, the name that probably describes him best is his very own, Zahi, which means vain or conceited in Arabic. Sacking Zahi Hawass is a sign of Egypt's ongoing revolution 2011-07-22T07:00:00Z And I liked the disorienting aspects, like a scene where characters are screaming in Arabic and the American soldiers, like the audience, is submerged into the chaos over there.” Star Power Meets War?s Firepower 2011-03-23T22:13:44Z It's a beautifully preserved example of British-mandate Modernism, opened in 1938 and designed by British architect Austen Harrison, who embellished its façade with relief work and graphics in Hebrew, Arabic and English. A Perfect Day in Jerusalem 2010-07-07T13:35:00Z They're close to India, to Asia, to the Arabic world, and so the music is a mixture. Yasmine Hamdan: the modern face of Arabic music 2013-05-22T19:00:01Z I dance to African music and Arabic music — it's the richest. Music helped treat her father's dementia, and that's why Shohreh Aghdashloo made "The Cuban" 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Accomplished players of Middle Eastern music such as April Centrone of the New York Arabic Orchestra and Iranian percussionist Shamou are open to collaborating with Secret Chiefs 3. Secret Chiefs 3's crazy-quilt of cultures is, at bottom, just hard rock 2012-02-02T21:16:11Z It hurts so much to realize that, in my search for new language, I don’t even consider Arabic, my mother tongue, a worthy option. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z One afternoon I observed a man swinging a cobra and shrieking in Arabic to amazed onlookers. Morocco, From Coast to Desert 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z In Arabic, the Levant — the landmass that today is carved into Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories — is called A-Sham. In Israel, a New Passion for Palestinian Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z In Gentile da Fabriano’s 1423 “Adoration of the Magi,” a famous biblical scene, the golden halos of Mary and Joseph are inscribed with Arabic letters, in a strikingly harmonious overlap of cultures and religions. Amid an Anti-Muslim Mood, a Museum Appeals for Understanding 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Authorities said potentially threatening inscriptions in Arabic — for which the exact translation was unclear— were written on the building’s wall. French police detain man who was holed up in Riviera museum 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Years ago, I took an Arabic class during which our instructor would often say about this or that of our garbled sentences: “You can say it that way, but it’s not good style.” “If your child needs socking, sock him!”: How reading about pregnancy almost ruined me 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Surrounding these animals is a menagerie of talking, quoting, babbling human beings, speaking in French, German, Russian, English and Arabic, among other tongues. Film: Jean-Luc Godard?s Film, but Not Himself, at Cannes 2010-05-17T22:05:00Z When, at times, their dialogue is actually uttered, it may be in voice-over or projected like subtitles or in Arabic or Spanish. Review: Staging a Movie Melodrama in ‘The Conversationalists’ 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z She learned Arabic and lived in mud-brick homes. A Renewed Spotlight on Two Women Artists 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The souks, by comparison, represent the old Arabic tradition of commerce and community. Don’t squander your layover in Dubai. Fill your bags with spices and gold. 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z For example, within the structure of Turkish there are reams of words borrowed from Arabic, Persian, Greek, Kurdish, French and English. Literature does not stop at national borders 2013-02-27T13:59:46Z Friday prayers in the underground garage where she and her family went were recited in Arabic and Greek. A century in the making, Athens set for first mosque since Ottoman times 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z The Arabic of “Frozen” is frozen in time, as “localized” to contemporary Middle Eastern youth culture as Latin quatrains in French rap. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z “Daughter, you’ve got so far — so very far away from home — and it’s cold, so stay warm,” the voice said in Arabic. Four Months, 5,000 Miles: A Refugee Puppet Looks for Home 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “I learned so much more Arabic than any of my friends studying on other programs,” he said, adding that they were housed in dormitories with local students with whom they practiced their Arabic. More Students Choose a Junior-Year Abroad in the Mideast 2010-08-06T22:00:00Z There are Footlockers, and there’s a Mexican place, and an Arabic clothing store, and a Chinese takeout place. Director Jim Jarmusch Talks New Film 'Paterson' 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z He saw Lebanese as equally worthy and proposed using a 37-character Latin alphabet to write it instead of Arabic script. Prominent Lebanese poet Akl dies at over 100 years old 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Above our heads, Arabic script was etched into the marble: “He who earns money is God’s beloved servant.” Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z I have traveled to Israel to interview both Jewish and Arabic musicians, and met the kind of liberal Jewish Israelis, such as the rapper Sagol 59, that Costello is talking about. When musicians boycott countries there are no clear winners 2010-05-26T15:09:00Z At home, the young Giuseppe and his two older sisters spoke Italian, in the streets Arabic, at school French. Georges Moustaki obituary 2013-05-24T21:03:52Z One of the most rigorous is Middlebury Monterey Language Academy in Vermont, which has programs in Spanish, French, Chinese, German and Arabic. Making Language Immersion Fun for the Kids 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Now based in the Bay Area, he customizes accordions so they can handle the microtonal scales of Arabic melody. Accordionists swing into action at Accordi-O-Rama at Town Hall 2010-03-18T23:09:00Z There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in Arabic script. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z He taught me how to play Baroque music and classical music, and simultaneously, he was teaching me to play Arabic music in the old, traditional way, with what we call Tarab. Ibrahim Maalouf Gives His Trumpet a Human Voice 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The Lebanon-born artist turns the Arabic words for “home” and “secrets” into visual mantras, sometimes integrated with images of women’s eyes or abaya-clad silhouettes. In the galleries: Getting ‘Personal’ at King Street 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z With most of them, the brief conversation flitted back and forth between English and Arabic. For Saint Levant, Sexy Music Is Personal, and Political 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z But I can’t say that I stuck to Arabic in my late adolescence. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z Adonis speaks fluent French, and his English is better than he lets on, but while in Ann Arbor he preferred to use Arabic, with Mr. Mattawa interpreting. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z As it was translated from Arabic to English, the attendees, including some of the hotel staff serving dinner, wiped away tears. From a Cairo Prison to a Poignant Wedding 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z He performed in Italian, Portuguese, Arabic and Greek and grew passionate about Brazilian music. Georges Moustaki, French Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 79 2013-05-25T04:17:30Z “When people hear Turkish or Arabic on the subway, there’s always some old woman saying, ‘Why can’t they speak German?’ ” Vienna is cited as the world’s most livable city. Most exciting? Not so much. 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z After freshman year, for example, I enrolled in the Summer Arabic Language Program at Middlebury College, up in a corner of Vermont where the outside world could not intrude. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z The last bus has pulled out, and the Egyptian and Israeli characters speak Arabic and Hebrew among themselves, but mostly tentative English with each other. ‘The Band’s Visit’ plays on, taking a star from screen to stage 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z In one novel, the winner of the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, for “The Bamboo Stalk,” aims to do no less than sum up an entire culture in all its messy, human complexity. Review | In ‘Mama Hissa’s Mice,’ three Kuwaiti boys find solace in fables 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z One of the forty-one languages in which you can watch “Frozen” is Modern Standard Arabic. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z In formulation as in sound, the funerary memento barely differs from the inscriptions engraved in Arabic more than a thousand years later as Islam began spreading in Arabia and far beyond. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z Some of the music showed roots in Arabic culture, some in East African polyrhythms; the words were in various languages, the voices gentle or declamatory or cutting. Worlds and Rhythms Meet, in Euphoric Result 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Two sisters debate who speaks worse Arabic; the mother doesn’t want May marrying a Muslim, even a secular one. ‘May in the Summer’ Is a Multicultural Romance 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The documents date to the ninth century and contain a babel of poetry, prayers, recipes, legal and family correspondence, doodles and accounting tallies, in languages including Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic and Judeo-Arabic. The Cairo Geniza, Under Piecemeal Restoration 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z He drew on the imagery and stories from the Quran, as well as from Arabic and Persian poetry, particularly “The Arabian Nights.” Abdulrazak Gurnah Is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The singing is in Arabic and the narration in French. Can Opera Become an Agent of Change? 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z He spoke in Arabic and then in English. What did Santa bring us? Two Syrian refugees 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z What is missing is a constituency for cultural production in dialectal Arabic. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z He explained that the blues, “which is an American music, is not what you think it is. It's a combination of Arabic violins and Strauss waltzes working it out.” Grammys 2015: At MusiCares gala, Bob Dylan overshadows his admirers 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z And of course, the art of pastry stemmed from a melting pot of culinary traditions in mainland Europe, particularly French, Italian, and Arabic. Why apple pie isn’t so American after all 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z He and his brother now run their own studio, where they support new talent and have recently made a film in Arabic about Mosul, the Iraqi city. Arthouse v blockbuster: will superheroes wipe out serious movies? 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z His graduation coincided with the outbreak of World War II. He joined the Arabic section of the BBC, where he was exposed to Arabic as a living language spoken by millions. Denys Johnson-Davies, Translator of Arab Writers, Is Dead at 94 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z There are no stories translated from French or Arabic. Caine prize 2010-04-26T14:36:00Z Written on the sculpture is the word “havah,” which she said means “air” or “atmosphere” in Urdu and “Eve” in Arabic and Hebrew. Move Over Moses and Zoroaster: Manhattan Has a New Female Lawgiver 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Two Middle Eastern-looking men praying in Boston and a man speaking Arabic in Avon are enough to warrant suspicion for some. ‘See something, say something’ culture is dangerous: How it spawns Islamophobia and keeps America insecure 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Shadid spoke Arabic fluently as a second language, and throughout the book he probes its layers and resonant words. Books of The Times: ?House of Stone,? a Memoir by Anthony Shadid 2012-02-26T21:56:30Z You see all of these Arabic comments and some of them are so awful.” Beauty Blogging in Dubai 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Collins told me that there’s a “kind of Arabic literature that wins international prizes and gets translated quickly into English but that doesn’t reflect the popular literature.” No Longer Driving a Cab, a Syrian Writer in America Focusses on His Fiction 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z The Arabic description translates as “This text has no other purpose than to terrify those who are afraid of the Arabic language.” Style Invitational Week 1205: Here, at least, you can take a do-over 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z His plaintive, melodic Arabic soared over the campground: Muslim Scouts pursue an American tradition — in an America wary of Muslims 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z In 2018, as a way to welcome new converts and young women who couldn’t speak Arabic, contestants were given the choice between reciting from the Quran or reading a poem. ‘I Am Here to Prove You Wrong’ 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z On Wednesday she began it quietly, almost like a lullaby, and carried it toward a clarion fervor, moving between Western and Arabic modes and drawing the audience into a singalong finale. Music Review: Emel Mathlouthi at the French Institute’s Tunisia Festival 2013-05-23T21:52:42Z There's a lot of Arabic and there's also a lot of Spanish because your girlfriend, the love of your life, is Mexican American. "You have to outwork everybody": Mo Amer on his Netflix immigrant comedy about hustling in Houston 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z They learned “thank you” and taught me its Arabic counterpart, “shukran.” From Syria, With Love 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The word is also the origin of an even more exciting Arabic dish using stale flatbread, and that is fatteh. Yesterday’s Bread, Today’s Lush Fatteh 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z He became interested in the Middle East while on brief visits to Cairo and Jerusalem and began to learn Arabic. Kai Bird’s ‘The Good Spy’ Portrays Robert Ames 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z She felt embarrassed when her mother would blast Arabic music at home, she said. A Middle Eastern Party Scene Is Thriving on Brooklyn’s Dance Floors 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z It's taken nine years and, sadly, even more devastating news headlines for this translation from Arabic to reach English audiences. The Silence and the Roar by Nihad Sirees – review 2013-06-02T10:00:01Z They spoke Arabic, I realized, stupidly slow through my fog of illness. The crime of being Armenian: Sick, dehydrated, I was following my grandfather’s path through Syria as he fled the Turks. How must he have suffered? 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The title means “chaos” in Arabic and is the commandos’ codeword for when an operation goes awry. Israeli thriller series 'Fauda' digs in for darker third season 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z She’s nearly fluent in French, is learning Arabic and wants to travel the world, see what the needs are and find ways to improve the health of women and children. Kids in need get gift of music 2013-09-09T05:01:08Z Later that year, I sat cross-legged on the floor of my illiterate mother-in-law’s sparse home on the outskirts of Tripoli, studying the tattoo that ran down her chin as she welcomed me in Arabic. The Valentine’s Day we got it all wrong — and right 2014-02-14T00:00:00Z And Bach certainly would never have heard Arabic being widely spoken, as it is now, in the bustling, largely immigrant neighborhood of Neustadt. Yo-Yo Ma Wants Bach to Save the World 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The program this weekend includes an Arabic tale and one from Andersen. Spare Times for Children Listings for Aug. 12-18 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z She speaks French and English as well as Arabic. Qatar Uses Its Riches to Buy Art Treasures 2013-07-22T20:40:50Z "Poetry in the Arabic world, especially modern poetry, is connected with emotion and rhetoric," she said. Blogs, videos and verse: an Iraqi poet's quest to heal her homeland 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z But “The Source” is also a choral movie of women’s voices, shot in Arabic in a small hamlet with a handheld camera. Film: With 'The Source,' Radu Mihaileanu Looks at the Battle of the Sexes 2011-05-16T12:30:06Z He immersed himself in Islamic literature, and quickly came to the conclusion that he needed to learn Arabic in order to continue his studies. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z She knew there were young people studying Arabic violin in the same school, but the programs were segregated. A Violinist Questions the Musical Divide Between West and East 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z She left Egypt for Syria in 2007, where she spent the next year studying the Arabic language at Damascus University. A Lonely Walk in the Rain Leads to Love, Finally 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The Trump Hotels website is available in several languages, including Chinese and Arabic, even as Mr. Trump proposes to squeeze China and bar Muslims from entering the United States. Checking In at Trump Hotels 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Almost every misconception about “Arabic clothing” is challenged in this display of the power of individual personality and the artistry of human handwork prevalent before some Muslims chose to drape the female body in black. Special Report: Fashion: Women in the Orient 2011-02-11T12:07:02Z For instance I’m mindful of when I speak Arabic. Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Visit Gastown and count the languages you hear as you walk up Hastings Street, past the downtown campus of Simon Fraser University to Victory Square — Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish. My Vancouver: An Ever-Unfolding Story 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Thompson, who hopes to work in Islamic finance one day, learned Egyptian colloquial Arabic, the everyday language in Cairo. More Students Choose a Junior-Year Abroad in the Mideast 2010-08-06T22:00:00Z As we snapped photos, they called out to us in Arabic, exchanged greetings and asked for cigarettes and water. Journey to an Ethiopian volcano located in one of the hottest places on Earth 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z And while Hebrew dominates his lyrics, his songs are peppered with languages including Arabic, Amharic, Swahili, Spanish and Creole Portuguese. Music: Israeli Singer of the World 2011-06-23T11:54:54Z People were offended that Bob Bergdahl sported a long beard and spoke some phrases in Arabic while in the Rose Garden. Serial recap – season two episode one: DUSTWUN 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z He was fluent in Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Syriac as well as French, German and Latin. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice - review 2012-10-05T21:55:10Z It was there that she found her “ummah,” the Arabic word Abedin uses to describe a community of people who are always there, no matter what. Hillaryland celebrated Huma Abedin’s new memoir — and relived the haunting question of ‘What if?’ 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Born in what is now Lebanon, Gibran moved as a child to the United States, where he drew and painted in a Western style while writing books in both English and Arabic. Review | In the galleries: A century apart, Khalil Gibran and contemporary artists explore questions of home and displacement at MEI Art Gallery 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z That world was an imaginary Muslim punk scene called Taqwacore where these questions could all be resolved – "taqwa" being an Arabic term for consciousness of the divine. How Islamic punk went from fiction to reality 2011-08-04T19:00:01Z The language is very dense, and it's pretty dialogue-rich in several sequences, and a lot of Arabic names. The Carpetbagger: What Sacha Baron Cohen Refused to Do and Other Producers' Secrets 2013-02-04T15:00:33Z But the solo singing was not sufficiently idiomatic; the performers were either reluctant or unable to push their voices to the edge of cracking, a technique that gives Arabic vocal music its impassioned character. Music Review: Great Music in a Great Space at St. John the Divine 2013-05-06T15:51:49Z He and his wife communicated in Ladino, a form of Old Spanish that incorporated words from Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, and other languages. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “I use the shape of the calligraphy to be part of the art,” he said, “I don’t use it to read Arabic. It is part of identity.” Mourning Iraq’s Destruction, a Native Son Creates 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Sammar, a grieving widow and Arabic translator from Sudan living in Scotland, falls in love with Rae, “an Islamic expert, a label he disliked because, he told Sammar, there could be no such monolith.” Dear Match Book: Religion in Fiction 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Others chimed in: “The story of Moses is also my story,” they said in French, Kurdish, Greek and Arabic. A German Opera Spotlights the Refugee Crisis, With Refugees 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Watching him perform, in English or in Arabic, is a delight because of his priceless expressions and body language. The documentary “Tickling Giants” is a chronicle of weaponized satire and the Arab Spring 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Ramirez - the son of a Venezuelan military attache who spent much of his childhood in various foreign countries - delivers dialogue in Spanish, French, English, Arabic and German. 'Carlos' screens at Cannes Film Festival 2010-05-21T15:33:00Z We are comparing jewelry: my band includes my initials in Arabic, while his bears the crest of his aristocratic family. Forget Banksy: Meet Blek Le Rat, The Father Of Stencil Graffiti 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z “The Arabic is really broken on them,” she says. Beauty Blogging in Dubai 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Her melodies reach back to the hearty simplicity of folk songs; she uses the modes of Arabic classical music, but at times her improvisations also hint at raga, Japanese music and Tibetan overtone singing. Music Review: Ghalia Benali at French Institute Alliance Française 2013-05-16T21:42:33Z The late Mr. Welch, who studied neither Persian nor Arabic, used to say that it is not necessary to know the languages to look at the paintings. Auctions: Century-Old Vandalism of Islamic Art, and Its Price 2011-04-15T12:00:27Z Her adventures were not limited to traditional forms of Arabic music, though. Yasmine Hamdan: the modern face of Arabic music 2013-05-22T19:00:01Z “The Time That Remains,” which punctuates its story with carefully deployed incidental music, with lyrics in both Hebrew and Arabic, ends jarringly but not inaptly with a techno-remix of “Stayin’ Alive.” | 'The Time That Remains': In Nazareth, Human Comedy as Wind Rustles the Olive Branches 2011-01-06T23:52:20Z The new magazine’s headquarters will be in Dubai, and alongside the online platform starting next March, the 25-member editorial team will produce 11 print issues a year, two of which will be solely in Arabic. Asserting Their Fashion Identity in the Muslim World 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z I explained the basic principles of Arabic morphology and classical poetics to Henry, which he internalized effortlessly. Hacking the Humanities 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Thus, while the main cast speak in English, there are also plenty of scenes in Iraqi Arabic with subtitles. Thriller finally gives Iraqis key roles in 2003 invasion story 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z He’s performed in a mix of French and Arabic in Morocco and sprinkled some Hebrew in shows in Israel. Gad Elmaleh: Talking Funny in French and English 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Shahnaz, speaking in Arabic as her daughter translated, said the family wanted to demonstrate that Syrians were “more than just victims.” Toronto Suddenly Has a New Craving: Syrian Food 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z In Arabic, a man recites a declaration of faith, practically singing as he praises God — Allah, as he is known in Arabic. Fasting is just one part of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z They include the sinuous melodies of old Arabic pop songs, the whiff of sumac and za’atar in the air, and the yellow-and-black T-shirts the staff wears, proclaiming, “From Syria, With Love.” Toronto Suddenly Has a New Craving: Syrian Food 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Traditional textile designs and Arabic calligraphy feature in many pieces. Review | In the galleries: An artist conjures images from oceans to a micro view of nature 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The Arabic script was not checked by producers, they claimed. 'Homeland is racist': artists sneak subversive graffiti on to TV show 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z It is adjacent to a 14th-century Arabic version of the fables from Syria, and a 15th-century printed book from Strasbourg that is a Latin translation of an early Hebrew translation of the Arabic. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z Insomnia by Iraqi Bodies portrays a search for tranquility within an uncertain world, while Le Cris is a duet that creates a trance-like state to music combining Arabic chanting, Maria Callas and disco beats. Dance picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:19:00Z Izzard, who has performed in French, is also reported to be learning German, Russian and Arabic with a view to performing overseas. Eddie Izzard to bring international comedians to Edinburgh festival 2013-07-29T10:35:31Z He learned Italian well enough to give lessons, taught himself modern and ancient Greek — he read the New Testament and Plato in the original — and made a stab at basic Arabic. Review | A plump, Victorian gentleman who was so very pleasant to know 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z “I’m doing Arabic tai chi,” you might say when someone sees you crouched in a stall at the Gap. Secrets of the Muslim bathroom 2012-07-10T01:00:00Z During the 1980s he developed a signature style, large abstract paintings in vivid colors that often included elements of Arabic letters or references to antiquity. Mourning Iraq’s Destruction, a Native Son Creates 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “In Arabic we emphasize everything! In English, no.” In ‘Grey Rock,’ a Palestinian Playwright Tackles the Ordinary 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z When the story begins, Odelle, who speaks Arabic, is the translator for a Special Forces team sent to Mali to track and kill a top terrorist commander. Review: ‘American Odyssey,’ a New NBC Series, Stars Anna Friel 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z He learned Arabic, and quickly forgot it, when the family lived in Cairo and Wadi Halfa, in Sudan. Denys Johnson-Davies, Translator of Arab Writers, Is Dead at 94 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Instead, a low beat and a male voice singing in Arabic filled the downtown Manhattan rehearsal studio, punctuated by the choreographer’s own rhythmic chants and commands. ‘Can You Rotate That?’ A Hyperkinetic Spin on ‘Rite of Spring’ 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z “I spoke Arabic before I spoke English,” she said, “because my mother was always home taking care of the children and hardly mingled in the neighborhood to learn English.” The Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias in ?Follies? on Broadway 2011-10-23T22:55:37Z One poem is called “Days of Our Lives,” summoning up that hourglass; another is called “Haboob,” after the Arabic term for a thick sandstorm. In ‘A Sand Book,’ Ariana Reines Finds Ecstasy in Chaos 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z I asked Said my camel’s name in rudimentary Arabic. Morocco, From Coast to Desert 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Your father, Nassim, is an innovator on trumpet, someone who adapted the instrument to Arabic music. Ibrahim Maalouf Gives His Trumpet a Human Voice 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z "In Arabic, the person who performs maqam is known as a qaari, which means narrator, or reader, rather than singer," she explains. Farida Mohammad Ali: the mother of all Maqam 2010-07-01T21:30:00Z I’d come into the dark, cool kitchen, my hair still wet from the river, and tell my boyfriend’s mother, proudly, of my plans to make her son learn Arabic and come to Lebanon with me. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z In Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a guy in the middle of a world tattooing tour painstakingly concealed the Arabic script on my right arm with an abstract design that looked like stained glass. Two Tattoos Gone Wrong 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z As for the lyrics, Kahalani says he writes them in Hebrew or English and gets a friend to help translate them into Yeminite Arabic. For Ravid Kahalani, every show is a world tour Upstairs in the rehearsal space a few minutes later, Ms. Abramovic was waiting with a handful of performers, who sang for Mr. Tisci in Hebrew, Arabic and Latin. Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci Is the King of Fashion Week 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The pandemic scrambled their plans, leading to their last album, “Everyday Life,” a dense and complex work with words spoken or sung in Arabic, Spanish, Zulu and Igbo. Coldplay get galactic with airy album ‘Music of the Spheres’ 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Malek spoke Arabic at home until the age of four, though his Arabic has long since been superseded by his English. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z In their gadding about Europe, medieval troubadours spread a wide variety of cultural styles, from Arabic to Celtic and everything in between. International music fest compares Latin, Asian sounds with Tambuco and Toshio Hosokawa 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z This is shown by the characteristic Turkish shape of the helmet as well as the Iranian-derived arabesques associated with a large border of stylized Arabic script. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z He uses simple tools like a handmade palm frond brush and a mixture of paint, vinegar, rosewater, gum Arabic and glue. Egyptian artist paints murals on houses to celebrate haj 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Little ones can start boogieing immediately with Karen Arcenaux, who will start the fun with Zumba, and then enjoy multicultural performances by groups like the New York Arabic Orchestra and Uptown Social Club. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z He added that Mabkhout defies the "unfair criticism that the Arabic language is a bookish and fossilised mode of expression at odds with the modern world". Arab Fiction Prize announced 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z At the time, I was in the basement of Widener, examining half a dozen manuscripts and writing a dissertation on a fourteenth-century Arabic encyclopedia. The Contradictions of Reza Aslan’s “Believer” 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Like that show, “Florence & Moustafa” puts a contemporary spin on Arabic folk takes, but it requires only two actors, a table and a few props. A Last Taste of Summer Theater, as Paris Heads Back to Work 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Then they go, "No, we're going to translate it to Arabic." Maz Jobrani doesn't miss Trump jokes: He wasn't just bad for America, he was bad for comedy 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Each chapter is titled in English and Arabic, with expressions and proverbs from the author’s Syrian childhood integrated into the text in Arabic script, transliteration and translation. Review | After a photo of her nephew’s drowned body went viral, a Syrian woman tells the family’s story 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z He and his brothers had grown up speaking Pashto and Arabic. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z Bin Laden's youngest wife, Amal, wounded, was helped down the stairs, and once outside started haranguing the Americans in Arabic. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z Some popular hip-hop artists hail from Germany’s inner cities and are of Turkish or Arabic descent. Fury in Germany as Rap Duo With Anti-Jewish Lyrics Gets Award 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z By my side, a man began speaking to me in Arabic, and I replied with what little I knew after completing Arabic 204. I’m an American Jew. Palestinians tried to kidnap me. Then we became friends 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Classical Arabic, based on a root system of complex, interrelated meanings, is a language that implies rather than dictates, leaving much of the key terminology in the Koran open to different interpretations. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The prize is a prestigious Arabic literary award, affiliated with the Booker Prize Foundation in London Rabee Jaber's "The Druse of Belgrade" is set in Beirut in the 1860s. Lebanese author wins prize for Arabic fiction 2012-03-27T20:01:04Z Berezin has put aside his normal dress of black combat fatigues in favour of a T-shirt with his name printed on it in Arabic. Tolstoy's great estate 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z “If we read to them in dialect, when are they supposed to learn real Arabic?” is the answer I usually get when I ask other parents about this state of affairs. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Lindh had gone to Yemen to study Arabic, and fell in with Taliban forces fighting what they saw as godless Northern Alliance fighters. In ‘Godsend,’ an Idealistic Young Woman Gets Tangled Up in Trouble in Afghanistan 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z One of the most borrowed titles is the Arabic self-help book Don't Be Sad, published by the International Islamic Publishing House in Saudi Arabia. A glimpse into Guantánamo Bay's library 2013-05-03T15:38:29Z It’s going to be a bit harder because it is in Hebrew and Arabic, unlike the others. ‘Our Boys’ Explores the Anatomy of Hate Crimes 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z A buffet breakfast — fresh fruit and omelets, as well as traditional Arabic cuisine like foul, a bean stew — was being served in the open-air restaurant. Next Stop: Luxury Camping in the Oman Desert 2011-02-25T21:55:00Z Their efforts produced a unique Indo-Islamic painting style, and for a time the Deccan also set the standard for Persian poetry and was an important center of Arabic literacy and literary composition. Review: ‘Sultans of Deccan India,’ Unearthly Treasures of a Golden Age, at the Met 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z It sounds like someone in grade school speaking Arabic. Beauty Blogging in Dubai 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Café Clock's terraces, sitting rooms and rooftop perch are the setting for weekly film screenings, beginner Arabic classes, cooking classes and traditional music recitals. TIME Traveler: Five Reasons To Visit Fez 2010-05-06T06:45:00Z They are as different from their neighbors in the Yiddish Lower East Side and the Arabic Little Syria as they are from each other. Books of The Times: ‘The Golem and the Jinni,’ a Novel by Helene Wecker 2013-05-06T19:57:43Z To that end, one such group, Access, just released its guide to maintaining online and mobile phone security, with versions in Arabic and English. Noticed: For Activists, Tips on Safe Use of Social Media 2011-04-01T23:38:51Z He was determined not only to become fluent in Arabic, but also to pursue an education in the old traditions of Islam. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Erik has taught Hanna to speak every language from German to Arabic, but not what function a passport serves, how to turn on an electric switch or what normal kids are like. In Hanna, Saoirse Ronan and Cate Blanchett Put a Feminine Twist on the Bourne Formula 2011-04-07T09:20:00Z There are few places, in fact, endowed with as much cosmological and political significance as Iraq or Syria in the medieval Arabic literary and intellectual tradition. Iraq and Syria’s Poetic Borders 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z After a decade of composing songs for these celebrated artists, Moustaki launched a successful career as a performer himself, singing in French, Italian, English, Greek, Portuguese, Arabic and Spanish. Georges Moustaki obituary 2013-05-24T21:03:52Z At the time, she had been referencing different scripts — Arabic and Chinese. In the Studio With an Artist Devoted to the Line 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z "Come on! Come on!" the crowd shouted in Arabic and French. Beirut's racetrack hopes for winning streak again 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Born in Lebanon, she grew up as the youngest of six siblings in a family where they spoke Armenian at home, Arabic in the community and English at school. Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian hopes to give voice to her Armenian ancestors 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z These contrast strikingly with the dark metal structures supporting them, which form a kind of drawing in space: the greenish bronze implements and raw materials like quartz crystal and gum Arabic. Tunga: ‘From “La Voie Humide” ’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Arabs read, pray and hear sermons in a seventh-century language that is nearly as different from their spoken Arabic as Latin is from Italian. Talking in tongues 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z It would join the likes of Spain's Flamenco, China's dragon boat festival and last year's entrants from Arabic coffee to bagpipe culture in Slovakia. Sante! Belgium wants its beer on global culture list 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Last year, Malaysia's highest court ruled that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word "Allah", the Arabic word for "God", for Malay-speaking congregants. Malaysian court scraps cross-dressing ban in landmark decision 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z In between shots, passes and giggles, they chatted in English, but also in Pashto, Arabic and other languages. Refugee kids get soccer pointers and life lessons at special camp 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z His taboo-breaking starts with grammar and diction and extends to an unsentimental depiction of behavioural and moral filth: he's as troubling to mainstream Arabic literary culture as Joyce once was to the west. The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim – review 2013-03-20T09:01:01Z The artist was also struck by a coincidence: in Arabic, the word “tamir” means “date,” a food found in abundance in his family’s home country and a frequent subject of his work. An Artist Honors Tamir Rice, One Orange Object at a Time 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z He speaks English, Arabic and Spanish, as does his character on the new show, also named Mo. And he finds humor in the tensions that demarcate his various identities. Mohammed Amer Is a Salad Bowl 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z But the approach remains the same, with Middle Eastern themes matched against sturdy Arabic percussion and bass work from Bernard O'Neill, with Page adding guitar and keyboards. Syriana: The Road to Damascus 2010-09-16T22:00:00Z Humphrey Davies, who translated several of Mr. Ghitani’s books into English, once described Mr. Ghitani’s writing as rooted in “the history of Arabic literature but also areas such as Sufism and magic.” Gamal al-Ghitani, Egyptian Novelist, Dies at 70 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z From 2007 to 2008 she was a Fulbright fellow focusing on the Arabic language at the American University in Cairo in Egypt. Elizabeth Nugent, Nicholas Lotito 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Why Disney decided to abandon dialectal Arabic for “Frozen” is perplexing, and the reaction has been mixed. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The second language might be Vietnamese, Haitian Creole or, increasingly, Arabic. Letters to the Editor 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z “Man” is an Arabic term for “plant lice,” and varieties of sweet resins have been sold in Middle Eastern markets for centuries. Is this biblical food the next foodie fad? This chef thinks so. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z “Arabic is a language of memorization,” he said. What’s the secret to learning a second language? 2012-10-27T12:30:00Z “Welcome to your country,” announced the monumental sign outside the ferry terminal, somewhat ambiguously, in Arabic and French. In Spain’s Andalusia region, discovering tuna and sherry and a kinship with the Phoenicians One day, the students teach Thorpe a word — qalb — meaning “heart” in Farsi and Arabic. At a Public School in Denver, Refugee Children Find Hope and Frustration 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Jahjah launched the provocative idea to make Arabic one of the national languages of this country. Rachida Lamrabet: 'Literature helps when you are trying to form an identity' 2013-03-22T17:57:44Z “Otared” was a finalist for this year’s prestigious International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Middle Eastern Writers Find Refuge in the Dystopian Novel 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Rare is the Arab Thanksgiving table in America that does not include some version of hashweh, which means “stuffing” in Arabic. For Arab Americans, It’s Not Thanksgiving Without Hashweh 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Maalouf, born in Beirut and now residing in Paris, is a virtuoso of the quarter-tone trumpet, which enables him to work with the maqam, or system of melodic modes, in traditional Arabic music. Review: Ibrahim Maalouf Salutes a Great Arabic Performer 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The show slides among English, Spanish and Arabic — and between goofy and serious — to create a rich and vivid portrait. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z A selection of clay oil lamps, for instance, includes examples inscribed in both Greek and Arabic. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z This is my Syrian aunt’s recipe for homemade baklava, which she formed into one big coil – hence the name borma, meaning “rolled” or “turned” in Arabic. 20 best Mediterranean recipes: part 2 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The word “girls,” when spoken by a native Arabic speaker, might look on the page like “gez.” How to Master an Accent 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z A poet who translates Arabic texts into English, bridging a cultural divide. Meet MacArthur's new 'genius grant' winners 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z She was known by a single name — Sabah means “morning” in Arabic — but little about her was understated. Sabah, Lebanese Singer and Actress, Dies at 87 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Listening to Tewfiq sing in Arabic, she wonders, “Is he singing about wishing?” Review: ‘The Band’s Visit’ Is a Ravishing Musical That Whispers With Romance 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Said defined Orientalism as a romanticized view of Arabic culture by French, British and, later, American writers to create a narrative of an exotic land. An Artist Who Appropriates With a Wink 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Salah becomes convinced that Luminsky, the beautiful stranger, has murdered his father and tells an Arabic version of Hamlet. The House of Rajani by Alon Hilu 2010-04-10T14:10:00Z Many write in English; some are widely read in Arabic but have never previously been published in translation; others have been translated from French. Review | ‘We Wrote in Symbols’ is a groundbreaking collection of Arab women writing about love and lust 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Its Cappella Palatina is the highest artistic expression of Latin, Byzantine, and Arabic style, with gold, mosaics and marble covering every inch of its interior. A local’s guide to Palermo, Sicily: 10 top tips 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z She signed up for Arabic classes, started reading the Koran, drank less. The Writer Behind a Muslim Marvel Superhero on Her Faith in Comics 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Puckey plans to add more such data and to translate his site into such languages as Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, French and possibly others. Website allows users to listen to thousands of radio stations around the world 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Lahmacun is a portmanteau of the Arabic words for meat and dough: a kerchief-thin flatbread covered nearly to the brim with minced lamb and broken-down tomatoes. At Sofra in Sunnyside, Turkish Food by a Master 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “When I got there, I was like, ‘I’m gonna be able to speak Arabic!’ 'I'm not a quirky 17-year old any more': what Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat did next 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z But Armenian was hardly the only language of the polyglot Ottoman Empire, where Greek, Turkish, Arabic and German were routinely spoken. 'The Hundred-Year Walk': Dawn Anahid MacKeen retraces her Armenian grandfather's escape from genocide 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Serve the falafels in Arabic bread or pitta bread, with salad, tahini and pickled vegetables. 20 best Middle Eastern recipes: part 4 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z By Sunday evening most of the Arabic authors had left, leaving the Europe-based ones to await the reopening of the airports. Stranded in Beirut, the Arab literary world takes wing 2010-04-19T14:25:00Z As vaguely Arabic music played overhead, scores of partygoers lay down to snuggle on a platform covered with pillows. Does Cranberry Sauce Come With That Flogging? 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The printed material appears in eight languages, including Arabic, Hebrew and, as always, Mr. Savall’s native Catalan. Jordi Savall Evokes the Past by Hearing Its Music 2010-04-30T20:35:00Z Along the way, Florence learned Arabic, brokered peace when their team of locals mutinied, and nearly died of sunstroke. Florence Baker: the polyglot slave girl turned intrepid explorer 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Énard, 43, is a scholar of Arabic and Persian who lives in Barcelona. Prix Goncourt Goes to Mathias Énard 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Every year around this time the name of the Syrian poet Adonis pops up in newspapers and in betting shops. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z Instead of the stars that Americans grew up with, like Big Bird, Elmo and Oscar the Grouch, the characters would be tailored to the region, speaking Arabic and Iraqi Kurdish. MacArthur Grant Will Create ‘Sesame Street’ for Syrian Refugees 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Streaming company Netflix said on Friday it was teaming up with Chazelle on “The Eddy,” an eight-part series that will be shot in France with dialogue in French, English and Arabic. 'La La Land''s Chazelle partners with Netflix for Paris TV musical 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z As they made their way through the ballroom, loved ones whispered blessings in Arabic. From a Cairo Prison to a Poignant Wedding 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z His cries for help in a mixture of Hebrew and Arabic were broadcast live. Gaza doctor writes book of hope despite death of three daughters 2010-08-15T16:53:00Z Jericho, Acre and Jaffa are among the most venerable cities in the world, far older than the Arabic script in which Nawaf Soliman has rendered their names for elegant posters. Review | In the galleries: Multiple works by Black artists create a vision of authority 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z There is an Arabic proverb that says the worst tragedies are the ones that make you laugh. For these Syrian artists, humor is essential to coping with oppression and war 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Sometimes there was a stand-in for Arabic khubz, actually a crispy flatbread he bought at an Armenian store, along with the braided string cheese of his youth. The little egg device I’ll never get rid of, because it reminds me of Dad 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z You sense that worldly taste and wide-ranging interest in the show, in a small selection of Arabic djellabas and burnooses, and photographs of Morocco by Fortuny. On the Runway Blog: A Fortuny Show in Manhattan 2012-12-21T19:06:03Z In Arabic she sang, “We are free men who are not afraid/We are the secrets that never die/And we are the voice of those who resist.” Music Review: Emel Mathlouthi at the French Institute’s Tunisia Festival 2013-05-23T21:52:42Z The group gives the polyphonic harmonies of Ukrainian traditional songs a contemporary, internationalist makeover, using African, Australian, Arabic, Indian and Russian instrumentation alongside punk, scatting, hip-hop, trance and dance influences. DakhaBrakha, a Band From Kyiv, Saw a War Coming 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z In another scene, Ottoman sappers tunneling toward the walls discover they are trapped, shout "God is Great" in Arabic, and ignite gunpowder, blowing up themselves and some enemy soldiers. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z Sooner or later, I worried, the inconvenient fact that I couldn’t actually speak Arabic might begin to make its presence known. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z “They were intrigued to find an Englishman among them, and they weren’t going to speak English just because I was there, so I started speaking Arabic.” Denys Johnson-Davies, Translator of Arab Writers, Is Dead at 94 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z I know a lot of Marines who felt a completely different response to Arab culture and taught themselves Arabic. Author and ex-Marine David Morris on PTSD, 'American Sniper' 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z He grew up speaking French, Hebrew and Arabic, and he makes a concerted effort to work newly learned colloquialisms into his conversation, as if speaking in italics. The 'French Jerry Seinfeld' sets himself up for big things in the U.S. with 'Oh My Gad' 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Arabic manuscripts and memories of his homeland are central to his work but don’t limit it. Review | In the galleries: Multiple works by Black artists create a vision of authority 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Paris today is so much more than its touristic, tree-lined core; it’s continental Europe’s most diverse city, where French mingles with Arabic and Wolof and you’re more likely to hear Afro trap than Édith Piaf. 10 French Movies That Can Transport You to Paris 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Overseas, the brunt of the cuts will be borne by the Arabic and Russian services, with the latter set to lose 45 posts, about half of its staff. BBC World Service forecast to lose 30m listeners as cuts announced 2011-01-26T20:20:12Z He went on to study Arabic at Edinburgh University, and then fancied toughing it out as a war correspondent. The dad who gave birth: ‘Being pregnant doesn't change me being a trans man’ 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the however many relationships and however many countries bombed since I first went to evening classes, my own promise of mastering Arabic never materialized any more than regional stability did. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z How about a question like: Do you understand why people are afraid of Muslims on airplanes, especially Muslims who are praying in Arabic out loud? Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It is the only school in Jerusalem in which students from kindergarten through 12th grade are immersed in Arabic and Hebrew, the language spoken by Jews. Attack disrupts unusual Jerusalem school 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The nominees for translated literature include books originally published in Korean, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, French and German. National Book Awards Announces Its 2021 Nominees 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Arabic Tradition in Qatar Doha, like Abu Dhabi, was built from a small trading village into a city of about a million in the last 50 years. Critic?s Notebook: Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity 2010-11-29T19:10:00Z "They are openly hoping that Muslims who are discriminated against, even rejected as asylum seekers, will turn to Daesh," he said, using an Arabic acronym for Islamic State. Syrian refugee debate draws comparisons to Holocaust 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z He makes a few friends — it’s very sweet — and takes great pleasure in learning to read and write Arabic. Review: In ‘The Arab of the Future 2,’ Back to Syria in 1984 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Occasionally the music works: “On Melancholy Hill” features appealingly warm filtered disco, and the National Orchestra for Arabic Music, on “White Flag,” feels grounded and alive. Critics? Choice: New Music From Gorillaz, the Chieftains and Fenn O?Berg 2010-03-14T21:41:00Z I knew the poor translation would be hard for him to understand, but I needed to say all of that, even if in the curlicue of Arabic. From Syria, With Love 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z And so I really researched things like the duduk, which is an Armenian flute, the hammer dulcimer, the Celtic Harp and Arabic scales. Domestic bliss 2011-06-24T07:47:40Z In 2003, I landed in Yemen for the first time to surf and study Arabic dialects. T Magazine: Expatriot Games 2011-03-11T17:02:22Z There are no magic carpets in these snarling stories, which flit between Baghdad, Cairo and Damascus, and are here spoken in Arabic, French and English. One Thousand and One Nights; The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle; South Pacific; Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs ? review 2011-08-27T23:06:19Z I wanted to tell the organisers that we had an Army of God in Islam, too – better known by its Arabic name of Hezbollah – but I didn't have the chutzpah. My month of being Jewish 2010-04-08T07:00:00Z He takes the Arabic novel to new territories in form, style, theme. Hanan al-Shaykh: By the Book 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z His questions instead prompt suggestive insights on the relevant theme from the great books of the world: Homer, Plato, the Sanskrit Vedas, the Hebrew Talmud, the Christian Gospels, the Persian and Arabic classics. Cabinet of curiosity 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Described by judges as poetry which "reminds us why we live and how, in the midst of war, despair, global changes", the poems are translated from the Arabic by Fady Joudah. Palestinian poet wins Griffin Prize 2013-06-14T11:35:06Z It will be shot in France and include English, French and Arabic dialogue, signaling Netflix’s continuing effort to appeal to international audiences. Damien Chazelle Is Producing a Musical Series for Netflix 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z He was also a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, where he received a master’s degree in Arabic and Byzantine studies. Sarah Van den Bergh, Christian Sahner 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z I have never objected to being called an Arab writer because I am one, and after so many years living in England I still write in Arabic. Hanan al-Shaykh: By the Book 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z He now lives in Paris but still writes in Arabic. German literary prize for Syrian poet Adonis 2011-08-28T11:04:10Z I'm travelling with Ian Black, the veteran Middle East editor of the Guardian, who speaks fluent Hebrew and Arabic. Spies, Chopin and a Libya rescue 2013-01-14T07:00:03Z Unfortunately it was a very loud a capella singing in Arabic by the construction workers on the scaffolding outside my bedroom window. Lovefingers' favourite tracks 2013-07-05T17:00:00Z It’s mostly in Arabic and Hebrew, but that hasn’t limited the appeal. The next Homeland? The problems with Fauda, Israel's brutal TV hit 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z One night, Ali drives them to an Arabic grocery store. While other countries turn Syrian refugees away, Canadians are taking them home 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s a fitting name for a place that nods to the vibrant culinary heritage of the couple’s Syrian and Lebanese homelands, and adheres to the Arabic custom of gracious hospitality. Mamnoon’s Mideast cuisine is fresh and fragrant 2013-03-08T13:09:06Z The committal papers from the US amounted to more than a dozen ring binders of documents, mostly in Arabic. Life as the spouse of a suspected al-Qaida terrorist 2013-02-20T18:40:01Z Sure, I still sucked at Arabic, but the important thing was that I went to the madrassa to learn it — sure proof of my liberal tolerance! How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z But Arabic brings the importance of language learning into especially sharp relief. What’s the secret to learning a second language? 2012-10-27T12:30:00Z The stand-up, already known for doing shows in French, is bringing his Force Majeure tour to audiences in German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic - all languages he doesn't actually speak. Grappling German grammar, Eddie Izzard proves humor can travel 2014-01-29T15:27:11Z The difference was instantly apparent when I was dropped off in Al Nour Square, where traffic flows in a circle around a sculpture forming the Arabic script for Allah. Frugal Traveler: In Lebanon, in Search of Music, Souks and Home 2011-07-26T18:56:44Z In his unflashy attire, passers-by might not have recognized one of the biggest artists in the emerging Arabic music scene calmly awaiting his set time. The Egyptian Rapper Wegz Wants to Take Arabic Hip-Hop Worldwide 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z One of my very good friends is Arabic and she invited me to this. For Arab Lesbians, a Place to Dance Freely 2012-05-20T04:00:05Z A student of Arabic as well as Islamic art and culture, she traveled in the Middle East, India and North Africa. 'Small Kingdoms': an insightful portrait of contemporary Kuwait 2010-03-19T22:27:00Z Irreplaceable, however, are the many thousands of manuscripts, including handwritten documents in Arabic and African languages dating back to the 10th century, that are housed in Timbuktu’s libraries. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z Instead, her erotic trilogy went on to sell more than 150 million copies worldwide, and was translated into roughly 50 languages, including Arabic and Mongolian. The Evolution of E L James 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Flowers were scattered in the fountain and musicians played Arabic music. ArtsBeat: Met Reports One Millionth Visitor to New Islamic Galleries 2013-01-22T16:55:47Z The ministry and police said a second raid also conducted Thursday led to the arrest of another six Greeks and stolen antiquities: three prehistoric bronze items, a metal seal and a manuscript with Arabic script. Greek police recover stolen Rubens painting 2011-09-01T16:11:09Z Upon entering, I looked up to see the domed ceiling covered in baroque displays of flowers and lovely borders around windows, with Arabic script encircling the crown. The most striking aspect of Europe’s newest nation: Its normalcy 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z In the finale, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek versions of the same folk song are performed separately and then overlaid as Mr. Savall’s way of showing the unifying power of music. Music Review: Jordi Savall?s ?Jerusalem? at Rose Theater 2010-05-04T21:05:00Z “Eh Dah?” — which, we’re told, means “What’s this?” in Arabic — is an investigation into identity, and ultimately a celebration of it. Review: Dark Comedy, a Farcical Marriage and the Self at the New York Musical Festival 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z An eerily similar single bed can be seen in Leighton House in London, where the rich aesthetic painter Frederic Leighton created a fantastic realm of Arabic tiles, a delicate fountain, bronzes, flowers. Beautiful rebels: the daring art of the aesthetic movement 2011-03-28T20:31:01Z While Mr. McVicker was in Italy, Mr. Slater studied Arabic at Columbia University and started dating someone else. Two Swimmers Take a Deep Breath Together 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Often, the group plays with transliteration and puns, freely combining languages including Georgian, Persian, Arabic, Polish and Russian. These Artists Bring Pickles to the Party 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, he said, he is trying to record a rap song in Arabic and English. US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth 2011-11-23T16:54:13Z Their common ground is revved-up Minimalism — drones, repetition, mutating patterns — and modal melodies that hint at both Arabic music and math-rock; the occasional vocals are in Arabic or English. New Music From Kathryn Calder, Buxton, Nadine Shah, East India Youth and Tal National 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z English was his third language, after Arabic and Spanish. Review: ‘Sam Maloof: 36 Views of a Master Woodworker’ 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Eventually, McMullin, who had studied Arabic for a year after college and then worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in Jordan, served undercover in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Evan McMullin Is Trying to Save Democracy 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z After sitting dormant and largely unwatched for two months, it was dubbed into Arabic and excerpts gained airplay on TV networks in Egypt, enraging ultraconservative viewers. YouTube blocks video inciting violence in Mid East 2012-09-12T19:51:09Z No one’s ever claimed that the Book of Mormon rivals the literary achievements of the Bible or the poetic grace of the Koran in Arabic, but I was still surprised by the tedium. The Book of Mormon: the Great American Bible 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Then, as instructions are yelled into a megaphone — first in Hebrew, then Arabic — a classic “Fauda” scene unfolds. How the Netflix series ‘Fauda’ shows the human side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z A 'Talib' means student in Arabic, and yes there were Taliban in the region. 'Three Cups of Tea' author defends book 2011-04-18T13:12:00Z Halal is Arabic for “permissible” and certification requirements focus only on how animals are slaughtered and by whom. Sustainable halal meat is making inroads in Muslim communities 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z “A Swedish textile archaeologist found Arabic characters woven into Viking burial costumes that were found in ninth- and 10th-century graves in Scandinavia.” Brand to Know: The Fashion Collective Making Modern Armor 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Thorpe runs her hands over the Arabic letters on the page, and it’s “like reading Braille inversely,” because the girl pressed so hard with her pen. At a Public School in Denver, Refugee Children Find Hope and Frustration 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Soon the kitchen was a riot of English, Italian, Slovak and Hungarian, with French, German and Arabic thrown in. A Walk From Vienna to Budapest 2010-05-22T02:41:00Z The stories are based in the Middle East and North Africa and resemble a tray of assorted Arabic sweets. With travel podcasts, explore the world through your ear buds 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Or, to tell the story another way, it began more than 1,000 years ago when certain Middle Eastern and Indian folk tales first appeared in Arabic collections. A 9-Hour Play? Sit, Eat, Drink, Even Fall Asleep to ‘One Night.’ 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Well, says Izzard, Mandarin is on his list, along with Spanish, Russian and Arabic. Eddie Izzard in Cannes: 'I wasn’t channelling cat, per se' 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z I was stopped several times and asked if I needed directions, which I did, as most signs were in Arabic with no English or French translation. Frugal Traveler: In Lebanon, in Search of Music, Souks and Home 2011-07-26T18:56:44Z "Khalifa" might mean wisdom in Arabic but he hasn't instilled much in us with regard to What He Is. New band of the day ? No 954: Wiz Khalifa 2011-01-26T16:36:49Z So it was funny to watch her say the Arabic word, ifrit. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z The second man was reaching out to the man lying next to him, his cousin it turned out, and was saying, in Arabic, “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.” I almost died in Syria 2013-04-09T00:00:00Z But, looking back now on my 20s, I realize I really did achieve something: I spent almost a whole decade failing to learn Arabic — really trying, and really failing, for 10 years. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z One recent afternoon at Stanley Park’s famous totem poles, just outside Rohrer’s shop, visitors spoke a variety of languages, including French and Arabic — but no American-accented English. Canada reopened its borders to Americans this week but the crowds haven’t arrived just yet 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Toum, which literally translates to "garlic" in Arabic, is a Levantine condiment made by whipping together raw garlic and oil with a good amount of lemon juice. 30 Yotam Ottolenghi recipes big on flavor, low on effort 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Can you say more about self-censoring and how it shapes your Arabic films? A Pioneering Saudi Director on Her New Film, ‘Mary Shelley’ 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z As might be expected in a show keyed to a poem, some of the artworks, all 6 inches by 8 inches, include text that’s mostly, but not only, in Arabic. In the galleries: At Greater Reston Arts Center, no straight lines 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z After ten years of failing to learn Arabic, I should commit myself to it entirely or never try to speak it again. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z Arabic has a continuity and consistency, dating back fourteen centuries, that most modern languages cannot claim; English, Spanish, and French didn’t even exist when Arabic was an established language of high culture. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z A Kuwaiti with dual British citizenship, he has directed at the Kennedy Center before, an Arabic version of “Richard III.” Perspective | The world still comes to Washington’s stage 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Her father, a Qadiri Sufi who believed that sharing knowledge was every Muslim’s duty, ensured that she studied the classics in Arabic, Latin and Greek. 7 of the most amazing women you’ve never heard of 2014-01-20T20:00:00Z I heard “Fig Newton” in the middle of a stream of Arabic. Postcard From My Past: Crossing Into Syria 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Paradoxically, all that conflict left Malta a harmonious mash-up of civilizations, perhaps best reflected in its own sui generis language, rooted in both Arabic and Italian. Beneath Malta’s Beauty, a Tangled History 2013-12-06T18:20:39Z An Arabic edition has just been published in Cairo. The Arabs and the Holocaust by Gilbert Achcar 2010-06-25T23:09:00Z I told Tunisians and Moroccans I met at human rights conferences that the French influence was the reason why their Arabic, specifically, was a little bit tricky for me. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z Some of the songs mix Arabic and English, a testament to the American origins of rap. Rap music inspires Libyan rebels to defeat Gadhafi 2011-04-24T12:49:10Z Only in Granada did I see tourist shops selling souvenir T-shirts with the town’s name in Arabic script. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z To the right, an equally traditional invocation to God in Arabic appears over the side entrance, “O You Who Opens Doors.” Art Review: Iran's Mirror of the World 2011-02-25T12:00:05Z As the arrangements unfolded, she switched to Arabic, and her earthier style, using a combination of Baroque and Arabic embellishments. Music Review: Ensemble Sarband in White Light Festival - Review 2011-11-21T23:11:33Z A dinner and performance that channel Jacques Derrida and a bestiary, a series of sound pieces at Rudolph Schindler's historic home in West Hollywood, and art made from Arabic and Farsi calligraphy. Datebook: Beastly dinner, calligraphy art, sonic pieces at Schindler 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Her Arabic course brought restorative social and professional connections. Five ways freelance writers can fight burnout 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Setting aside the fraught question of what constitutes real Arabic, there is surely something to be said for introducing children to literature that speaks to them. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Editors’ note: The two spellings for the former Libyan dictator’s name reflect the varied conventions in Western translations of Arabic names. A Book That Captures the Singular Life of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Arabic writing does not include most vowels, and he’s transliterating the language in his head. While other countries turn Syrian refugees away, Canadians are taking them home 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z English is widely spoken, though uttering just a few Arabic words melts even border guards into supersized grins. Exploring Jordan’s cultural fusion 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z She was born in Brussels, grew up in Tunisia and returned to Belgium at 19 to study graphic design; she regularly visits Tunisia and performs around the Arabic world. Music Review: Ghalia Benali at French Institute Alliance Française 2013-05-16T21:42:33Z The show is steeped in the atmosphere of Aleppo, Syria's largest city, taking place in the stone alleyways of one of its old neighborhoods, with the dialogue in the city's distinct accent of Arabic. Syrian child actor who rose to killed in city of Aleppo 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Alone, unable to speak Arabic, and constantly under threat from the people he was trying to photograph, he took solace in visiting the myriad local photographic studios. Behind the masque: Kanaval captures the hidden Haiti 2010-07-06T06:01:00Z Mr. Moayed, who speaks Persian, learned some Iraqi Arabic for the role, and his performance is deft enough that he manages to milk jokes that aren’t in English. From Starry-Eyed to Star 2011-05-01T22:40:59Z Thorpe’s Arabic translator tells the girls that she raised her three children in America, and that they too hated it when they first arrived. At a Public School in Denver, Refugee Children Find Hope and Frustration 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Both are showcased in Oriental Dreams, a theatrical spectacle that fuses Arabic dance, music and poetry. This week's new dance 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z Having formerly produced headlines for Arabic magazines as a student, Mr. Massoudy now bases his compositions on texts from Eastern and Western poets, authors and philosophers. An Iraqi-Born Artist Who Speaks Through Arcs of Calligraphy 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The Swahili language spoken here is a composite of Bantu and Arabic, with tributes to Persian, Portuguese, English and Hindi. Zanzibar in the Rain 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The books aim to promote greater understanding; “Zaitoun,” after all, is the Arabic word for olive, a ubiquitous Palestinian ingredient — and a universal symbol of peace. A new Palestinian cookbook’s challenge: Shedding light on a cuisine without a country 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Prolific and versatile, he created around 200 typefaces in numerous alphabets, including Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic and Cherokee, spanning the eras of metal typesetting, phototypesetting and digital typesetting. Hermann Zapf, 96, Dies; Designer Whose Letters Are Found Everywhere 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The 80s was a time when Egyptian drama, music and film monopolised Arabic media; we imbibed the Egyptian accent and colloquialisms as well as our local influences. Egypt has returned from the cultural backwaters 2011-02-24T16:19:39Z Internal surveys at its launch in August 2013 indicated that some viewers would not watch a channel with an Arabic name. Al Jazeera America: Was the TV news network cursed from the start? 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Perhaps next time, they’ll think to do the same for Arabic. Katy Perry Accused of Blasphemy for “Dark Horse” Video 2014-02-26T17:11:41Z Peering closer, the Arabic text on the coin got his pulse racing. Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The cathedral’s massive blackened bronze door is carved with intricate, geometric Arabic calligraphy called Kufic and wide enough to let a team of horses through. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Belting tunes vivaciously in English, Arabic and Spanish and garbed in a skintight black lamé gown, Large was like a good mixer in conductor-pianist Thomas Lauderdale’s sparkling musical cocktail. Pink Martini, a sweet and sour cocktail | Concert review 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The show, Deca Dance, is a collage of extracts from Naharin's choreography, set to an eclectic range of music, Arabic as well as western. Batsheva Ensemble 2012-11-20T15:27:24Z When he started advanced Arabic classes in the next stage of his military training, he found himself once again slogging through vocabulary lists and grammar rules. What’s the secret to learning a second language? 2012-10-27T12:30:00Z Fluent in Arabic as well as English and Hebrew, Netzer, 63, paints portraits or superhero reproductions on commission to a clientele that he says includes Palestinians - an unusual interaction for a religious settler. From Batman to Holy Land, comics artist sees heroes on all sides 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z This is the Arabic I currently speak, a mutant strain I concocted in which I don’t know what ingredients I’m really messing with. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z "Arabic did not affect the grammar of the Spanish, but its political presence had important historical effects that helped determine the nature of Spanish." The future of the Spanish language is looking a lot more like English 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z But my Arabic vocabulary was blunt and broad, so I heard him as being blunt and broad. Grappling With the Language of Love 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z My parents aren't musical but I grew up surrounded by music, Arabic music particularly. Musician Khyam Allami on how the 'ud changed his life 2010-08-05T21:30:00Z Then, of course, there are all those beautiful cities in the south with Arabic pasts – they are wonderful. Mar?a Pag?s: 'Flamenco's biggest threat? The internet' 2011-03-30T08:42:54Z Traditional Arabic poetry, he explained, was usually written in one of 16 meters, in balanced lines split by a caesura, and frequently employing a single end rhyme for an entire poem. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z Manufacturers’ markings on the fabric, which look like intertwined Arabic letters, remain undeciphered. George Washington Really Slept Here. So Did His Slave. 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The industry spans many Arabic and Asian nations. Sales of Afghanistan's renowned carpets unravel as war intensifies 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Several times I returned to the church just to ogle its curves, and once to attend Sunday-morning services — in unfamiliar Arabic. Lost in Jerusalem 2012-01-13T15:42:55Z Signage, originally only in English, is now in Arabic as well. King Tut gets a remodel: How conservators are trying to protect the tomb from tourists 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The resulting evening was an Arabic/African/Middle Eastern panorama, with color and exotic scales shaped and restrained by the corset of Western instrumentation and Western presentation. Review | Kronos Quartet plays music from travel ban countries as political protest, but lets its Western roots take over 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z The title is Arabic for “duty,” and here the obligation is shared by father and son. Review: In ‘Wajib,’ a Father and Son Trek Through Nazareth 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z "It's very common for us to be mixing Persian, Arabic, Latin and other genres of music," he said. Persian DJs keep the beat going at Los Angeles parties 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z The Arabic lyrics to “Let It Go” are as forbidding as Elsa’s ice palace. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The song draws on classical Arabic poetry’s ancient reserve of melancholic longing, considering the possibilities that emerge by slowing down and immersing oneself in desolation. 15 Songs We Almost Missed This Year 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z On display is a coin that is the earliest example in Europe of recording a year in Arabic numerals. Land of reinvention 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z With a program combining traditional classical and Arabic music, the orchestra played dates in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth... 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z I went along and there was an Arabic guy with a megaphone, like something out of a silent movie, and it was so hot and so boring that I left.” Cate Blanchett: ‘I used to be very socially awkward’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z After some graffiti artists hired to add authenticity to a Syrian refugee-camp set scrawled messages in Arabic declaring the show “racist,” Intercept commissioned a film by one of them, criticizing the series. Laura Poitras Prepares ‘Astro Noise’ for the Whitney Museum 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z She also wanted to learn Arabic to connect with her father, who is originally from Iraq, emigrating to the US from Baghdad “with $200” in his pocket when he was 21. 'I'm not a quirky 17-year old any more': what Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat did next 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z With an anthology of short stories, poems and extracts being published in Arabic and English simultaneously by Bloomsbury agreed La Roche, "their words will travel." Writer petitions the Israeli supreme court over travel ban 2010-03-26T15:04:00Z Usually that’s an excuse not to make an effort, but this year Italy has entered with a hypnotic trap number with Italian and Arabic influences. Eurovision: the ones to watch in grand final of 2019 song contest 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Shots of the Egyptian president in Berlin, where in an odd mix of Arabic and English he attempted a ponderous comparison of western and eastern cultures, were cut with Youssef's mimicry. Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef will not let his humour be silenced 2013-06-11T13:05:45Z The prose here, at least in Jonathan Wright’s translation from the Arabic, is fine but not world-beating. Books of The Times: ‘The Corpse Exhibition,’ Stories About a War-Torn Life 2014-01-28T22:29:14Z Already fluent in German, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and Yiddish, he learned English by listening to Hollywood stars. Zev Buffman, Prolific Theatrical Producer, Is Dead at 89 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Some of the walls also contain fragments of a 14th century Arabic poem celebrating the birth of the prophet Muhammad. A glimpse inside LACMA's hidden Damascus room before its 2016 debut 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z It is a comedy, and people laugh — the gap between me and the wealthy Arabic woman I disguise myself as is so big, that it creates laughter. In "Mama Weed," Isabelle Huppert is a stylish drug dealer with a twist: "She's a female Robin Hood" 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z The Arabic script suggested a life in which I had a firm idea of what I wanted to say before committing it to my skin in permanent ink. Two Tattoos Gone Wrong 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z When it is revealed that Jane shared her flat above a halal butcher's with Ali and that they were lovers and studied Arabic together, Elizabeth and Ousmane embark on a joint quest. London River 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z When Thorpe puts qalb into Google Translate, Arabic to English, something surprising happens. At a Public School in Denver, Refugee Children Find Hope and Frustration 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z This inscrutable man speaks many languages – Arabic, Hebrew, and English, among others – and appears to predict or cause unbelievable events. Savior or con man? Netflix’s new series “Messiah” questions how belief is built 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z It all begins at the Frankfurt airport, when the only political-asylum specialist available who speaks Arabic is a nervous junior detective on the job for less than a week. Review: ‘Who’s Your Baghdaddy?,’ on the Difference Between Credible and Reliable Intelligence 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Only when they discover a common language in Arabic and erupt in conversation that we get the joy of, if not the gist, do they become real to themselves and thus to us. Review: Holding Hands With the Homeless, in ‘Love’ 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z But when played by the strange combination of an Arabic fiddle, saxophone, frame drums, zithers, cello and harpsichord, Bach’s melody sounds decidedly Turkish. Music Review: Ensemble Sarband in White Light Festival - Review 2011-11-21T23:11:33Z He tested their French with more questions, and when he judged it inadequate for the urgency of the task, launched into a lecture in Arabic about three things that make Bhalil unusual. In Morocco, 44 hours of lingering in a small village leaves a big impression 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Most television shows, films, and advertisements are in colloquial Arabic, and the past several years have seen further incursions of the dialects into areas traditionally reserved for the literary language. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Her time in Tunisia inspired the Arabic lounge she created for this weekend’s Le Grand Fooding event. Matali Crasset Takes Manhattan (and Tunisia) 2010-09-24T22:12:00Z He also wrote on the sixth-century philosopher Boethius, the 12th-century Spanish Arabic scholar Averroes and later thinkers and theologians, including Cardinal Newman, Kierkegaard, Pascal and Descartes. 2010-02-16T05:29:00Z At Heathrow, the action involved officials who spoke such languages as Swahili, Arabic, Yoruba, Urdu and Igbo. Racism label should not deter British police from FGM fight, says officer 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z This family saga — about three sisters grappling with their country’s past — is the first Arabic novel to win the Man Booker International Prize. The 18 books to read this fall - The Washington Post 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “Allah says in the Quran that he puts love and mercy between you,” the imam said in a short ceremony, conducted in Arabic and English. He Stopped by Her Table, and Then Into Her Life 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z I like to show people this film to show how amazing the Golden Age of Arabic cinema was. Haifaa Al-Mansour Rocks Out to Punk and Cooks With TikTok 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Fluent in Arabic, he often socializes with residents. Next Stop: Ramallah?s Clubs Attract Young, Diverse Crowd 2010-06-04T15:11:00Z It is still serving its “endless platters” of hummus, fruit and sausages, enhanced by live Arabic music and belly dancers. In Transit Blog: Q&A: The Height of Spectacle: A Stopover in Dubai 2011-08-23T14:33:13Z In the first week of September, I’d already decided on Arabic, something to mark me apart from my new friends. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z It’s a gray booklet with your name, photo, and a translation of your U.S. license into French, Swedish, German, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Russian and several other languages . Perspective | Do you need an international driving permit? 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Laylit, or “the night of” in Arabic, is a party based in New York and Montreal that spotlights music from the Middle East and North Africa and its diaspora. A Middle Eastern Party Scene Is Thriving on Brooklyn’s Dance Floors 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Translation rights have sold in 38 languages, including Arabic, Turkish, Latvian, Thai and Japanese. The Man Behind ‘A Man Called Ove,’ Sweden’s Latest Hit Novel 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z "I could draw on Arabic vowels. There were so many things I could tap into to make it authentic," she said. Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian hopes to give voice to her Armenian ancestors 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z When one starts barking orders in Arabic, Sam quickly deduces that he is merely trying to communicate with passengers on a plane that just took off from Dubai. ‘Hijack,’ With Idris Elba, Is a Throwback Thriller 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Soufan moved from Lebanon to the United States when he was 16 and became an asset to the bureau thanks to his fluent Arabic and understanding of Islam. He hunted bin Laden — then died in 9/11. Now the FBI legend is the center of a new TV show. 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The showroom carried signs emblazoned with the slogan “Drive and Shop”, a play on words in Arabic, using the female form of the verbs. Saudi women-only motorshow opens in Jeddah 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z El-Khoury’s family left Lebanon for Canada when she was 6; she arrived in Ottawa speaking Arabic and French, but no English. An opera star is born — with years of hard work 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The couple sat side by side on the settee for a ceremony in Arabic and English performed by Imam Omer Bajwa, the director of Muslim life at Yale. Not Quite Dating, but Certain About Forever 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z They sing primarily in Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic and Swahili, and bandmates range in age from 16 to people in their 80s. India.Arie readies 5th effort with Israeli singer 2011-03-03T14:07:26Z “We wish you were here with us!” my mother said in Arabic, the common language of our group chat. My Plea for a Sixth Love Language 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Over the years, I continued studying Arabic and my language grew. Grappling With the Language of Love 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Another big talking-point was the difficulty of reconciling the classical Arabic language with the need to develop vernaculars capable of reflecting real, local lives. Stranded in Beirut, the Arab literary world takes wing 2010-04-19T14:25:00Z It’s the first time HBO will run an original series in Hebrew or Arabic. HBO drama looks at killings of teens that ignited Gaza war 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z I decided I must discover why, while most Arabs considered the framing story of Shahrazad to be a mere cliché, academics regarded it as work of genius and a cornerstone of Arabic literature. Retelling One Thousand and One Nights 2011-08-12T21:55:19Z At first, he spoke to the audience in Arabic, his comments, according to CBS News, translated to, “Please sit down, I am a simple man who does not like to be fussed over.” ArtsBeat: Jon Stewart as the Jon Stewart of Cairo 2013-06-23T20:48:42Z Born into an Iraqi Jewish family, he is fluent in several languages, including Arabic and Hebrew, and once worked for the FBI as a translator in anti-terrorism cases. 'The Honored Dead': An immersion in Moroccan society, crime and justice 2011-08-10T22:22:03Z I made French films and other films and a lot of Arabic films, but what I like is English for myself. Omar Sharif on Lawrence of Arabia: 'I was the only actor David Lean liked' 2012-11-15T19:00:02Z Porter hears about the mysterious Shaba, an American soldier who spoke Arabic, moved among the Iraqis and died under strange circumstances. ‘Youngblood’ review: A novel about the Iraq War from a soldier who was there 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The title of this lavish gift volume on hummus is rendered in Arabic, English and Hebrew. Hummus, the Book 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z I was almost 19 by then, and I now routinely told everyone that my Arabic was coming along “just great.” How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z Older Jewish communities in Palestine spoke Arabic as well as Hebrew, and, in the early years of the mandate, Jews, Christians and Muslims intermingled freely. Three architects who built Jerusalem: How they shaped and fled (and were forgotten by) the conflicted city 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z We were establishing the dialect of Arabic that she was speaking and how it differed from the Egyptian dialect that Amr Waked was speaking as Farouk, her husband. "Doubt is healthy": "Ramy" will make you question everything about monogamy and spirituality 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Sinuous black lines echo Arabic calligraphy, while curved shapes resemble natural forms. In the galleries: Works in progress 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Nor is its assumption that Modern Standard Arabic is a lingua franca suitable for all forms of literature and all Arab audiences a species of Orientalism. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z This updated primer pairs Arabic words like “freedom,” “voice” and “memory” with images that encourage resistance over obedience. 5 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Within a week, on a field trip to Jordan’s ancient Ajlun Castle, Michelle slipped Adam a note: “I love you, my love,” she scribbled in Arabic, using English letters. On Love: Michelle L’Archeveque and Adam Jones “Phrases my mom uses are not in Yiddish, but Arabic,” he said, explaining their different customs, “and our food is a little spicier.” Awaiting a Return to Israel, Hand in Hand 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z A recent collection in Arabic called "The Paradise Beneath Your Feet" is a meditation on mothers losing their sons in Iraq's sectarian killings, executions, mass graves and wars. Blogs, videos and verse: an Iraqi poet's quest to heal her homeland 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The original U.S. program launched in 2004 and international versions abound, from Asia and Hungary to the Arabic version, "Biggest Winner Arab." Why "The Biggest Loser" is the most American show 2010-05-25T19:01:00Z She has tattoos of verses from the Lebanese national anthem in Arabic and the conservative Lebanese Forces cross. “Ur head will be cut”: The story of the porn star who is getting death threats for performing in hijab 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z An Arab love song sung by an Englishman, tenuously linked, if at all, to the real grandeur of Arabic literary tradition, the poem is a cunning disguise. Poem of the week: An Arab Love-Song by Francis Thompson 2012-12-17T10:52:15Z Abdulnasser Gharem's The Path, on the other hand, may be covered in Arabic script – white characters stretching into the distance like scattered snowfall – but the kerb is blood-red with slogans. Light from the Middle East: New Photography – review 2012-12-09T00:05:48Z His cufflinks were a custom-made gift from his Lebanese-born betrothed, who had them engraved with "George" in Arabic. George Clooney-Amal Alamuddin wedding pictures emerge 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z As with his A Midsummer Night's Dream, the sumptuous and acclaimed 2007 show he cast and premiered in India, the production is a multi-lingual, surtitled affair, switching between Arabic, French and English. One Thousand and One Nights: Dangerous liaisons 2011-08-09T20:30:02Z The judges noted that “his stories are marked by the presence of the Quran or ‘Arabian Nights,’ and his English is patched with traces of Swahili, Arabic, Hindi and German.” Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The International Prize for Arabic Fiction has given us shortlists of five books by men and one by a woman in all three years of its existence. Bidisha: I'm tired of being the token women 2010-04-22T21:00:00Z There were also sweeping shawls in traditional woven Bedouin fabrics draped over shoulders and given form as skirts, accompanied by khaki T-shirts with the words “We are a Kingdom” in both English and Arabic. Saudi Arabia’s Female Designers to Know 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z This was six years ago, when refugees from the war in Iraq were flooding the city, and my Arabic studies were progressing at a painfully slow pace. Modern Love: Signs, Wonders and Fates Fulfilled 2010-02-20T06:33:00Z The movie, made in English and Arabic, is the second by London-born Ali Mostafa, and opened this year's Abu Dhabi International Film Festival. Arab road trip movie tackles taboos 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z They had been scheduled to start at 10 p.m., but were still arguing in Arabic as speakers, microphones and instruments slid into place. | Bay Ridge: At Le Sajj in Bay Ridge, a Smoky and Joyous Tribute to Lebanon 2012-10-27T05:22:25Z “The series was not written by Europeans or Americans or Africans. It was written by the aggressors, by the criminals themselves,” said a commentary on the Arabic website Vice. Israeli thriller series 'Fauda' digs in for darker third season 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z It comes from a passage in the Koran, and refers to the translation of the Arabic word Zaytunah, or olive, which is also the name of the school at the center of the book. “Where Islam meets America”: the making of Zaytuna College 2013-04-23T18:38:00Z Is renting a car advisable since neither of us speaks Arabic? In Transit Blog: Q&A: Morocco in Winter 2011-09-19T21:12:21Z His halting attempts to explain himself in Arabic are foiled by an interpreter who molds his harmless message to her own stereotypical notions. Jonas Hassen Khemiri, the Playwright Behind ?Invasion!? 2011-09-09T07:30:35Z The American Dream, the author was reminding us, is coming to us now in Arabic. ‘A Hologram for the King,’ by Dave Eggers 2012-07-20T17:08:36Z An Arabic language twitter account for the state of Israel quickly retweeted the photo with the caption: “Art brings us together.” Egyptian celeb faces backlash over photo with Israeli singer 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z “That of an Arabic father on the far right of the political spectrum and of a son who loves him.” Memories of a Childhood Split Between France and the Middle East 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z I hired a band that specialized in Arabic music and danced with my family and friends, not all of whom were Arab. Why I can’t stand white belly dancers 2014-03-04T23:59:00Z “In Arabic, the Aleppo red pepper is called ‘Baladi,’ meaning it belongs to my country,” she wrote. The Long Journey of the Aleppo Pepper 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z In Amman, I took to telling local people I spoke modern standard Arabic, or fusha – “Just not Jordanian Arabic, I’m sorry!” How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z Mr. Salahi freely interweaves Modernist abstraction, Arabic calligraphy and architectural motifs. MoMA Takes a Stand: Art From Banned Countries Comes Center Stage 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The 73-minute-long film, in Greek, Arabic and English with English subtitles, is an idiosyncratic piece — a visually rich set of scenes and anecdotes musing on the moral, political and logistical challenges posed by immigration. ‘Evaporating Borders’ details the challenges of immigration in Cyprus 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “Don’t crack jokes in Arabic,” an Israeli Mossad officer was told, “because he knows Arabic.” Kai Bird’s ‘The Good Spy’ Portrays Robert Ames 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Arabic and Hebrew are both official languages, but Arabic isn’t a mandatory subject in Jewish schools. Attack disrupts unusual Jerusalem school 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z As a medieval Muslim territory conquered by Moorish Muslim armies from North Africa, Andalucía found its culture as well as its culinary inclinations heavily influenced by Arabic customs for the next handful of centuries. A plate of mystical dulce de leche cookies is all I need to remember home 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Smiles flashed in the darkness, the radio was turned up, and rapid-fire Arabic filled the car, interspersed with the words “Fig Newton.” Postcard From My Past: Crossing Into Syria 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Arabic was the courtly language of southern Spain until the 15th century. Arts, culture are missing in the teaching of Islam 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z As I was reading it in its Arabic translation in the mid-1960s, I told myself, “So one can write about anything, even about his own boredom, himself, or social alienation.” Hanan al-Shaykh: By the Book 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z "Arabic contributed a number of words to the language as a result of the Muslim presence on the Iberian Peninsula from 711-1492," Pharies writes. The future of the Spanish language is looking a lot more like English 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The dialogue is mainly in a gritty urban Arabic, peppered with Hebrew. Israeli film "Ajami" gets real, aims for Oscar 2010-03-04T00:01:00Z RT, which also broadcasts in Spanish and Arabic on its cable networks, often takes a critical stance on U.S. policy. Kremlin TV to air Julian Assange's new show 2012-01-25T12:16:21Z “There has never been a great variety of materials for teaching Egyptian Arabic, whose status is best conveyed by its name: ’ammiyya, a word that means ‘common.’ Sunday Reading: In Another Tongue 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z When she was in her early teens, she began performing with her father, who oversaw a range of bands specializing in everything from jazz to traditional Greek and Arabic music. Diamanda Galás, Lounge Singer in a World on Fire 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The Tiger switched to Arabic and asked him if he was Iraqi. Don't Kill Me, I Beg You. This is My Tree by Hassan Blasim, translated by Jonathan Wright 2013-03-20T13:00:02Z Taking inspiration from the dabke, an Arabic folk dance, the production is more than a folk dance, both to its credit and its detriment. Review: ‘Badke,’ a Contemporary Spin on an Arabic Folk Dance 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Unable to find a teaching job, Mr. Blatty sold vacuum cleaners door to door and drove a beer truck before enlisting in the Air Force, where his Arabic language skills proved useful. William Peter Blatty, author of ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 89 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Sahel is an Arabic word meaning “shore,” in this case suggesting the far “shore” of the Sahara Desert, a vast, inhospitable ocean of sand separating the Mediterranean world from sub-Saharan Africa. Review | The Met gives a long-overdue look at an African cultural powerhouse 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The trailer is replete with explosions, images of a war-torn city and a villainous gun-wielding kidnapper with an Arabic accent. ‘Beirut’ Trailer Was Supposed to Thrill. Instead It Offended. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The two ageing punks share the stage tonight; Taha and his quintet play Clash classics, while Jones adds his voice and power-chords to Taha's mix of dub, trance and Arabic heavy metal. Rachid Taha/Souad Massi – review 2013-06-25T17:13:14Z Eventually, the puppeteers walked her to a park where Syrian children sang to her, in both Turkish and Arabic, and another group gave her a handmade trunk, filled with gifts for the journey ahead. Four Months, 5,000 Miles: A Refugee Puppet Looks for Home 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Chaker said she hopes to counteract stereotypes of Arabic music as traditional and monolithic. A Violinist Questions the Musical Divide Between West and East 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z “My dad speaks Arabic and my mom speaks to me in Spanish,” she said. The Quinceañera, Redefined 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s an Arabic blessing that roughly means “in the name of Allah.” For Aladdin, a move in the right direction 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z She tours frequently, and often returns to the Arabic-speaking world, and increasingly relishes the mingling of Arabic dialects in her songwriting — Lebanese with those of Kuwait, Palestine, Egypt and the Bedouin community. Yasmine Hamdan: the modern face of Arabic music 2013-05-22T19:00:01Z There were many obvious reasons why so many of us tried to learn Arabic, but perhaps more important is the question of why we mostly failed. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z “The Arabic language lacks queer vocabulary to translate such expressions because, officially, there is no queer scene in Arab-speaking countries,” Mr. Lansari said. Art Challenges Social Norms in the Arab World 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z BRUSSELS, Belgium — A man looks deep into the camera and pleads, in Arabic: “You, there in Europe, watching this video. I’m calling you.” Why are Europeans waging jihad in Syria? 2013-05-10T18:25:00Z Videos, photos and reports in English, French and Arabic inform readers of checkpoint attacks, the seizure of armed vehicles and weapons, and the death of fallen comrades. Desperate for health care in Myanmar 2012-06-22T14:06:00Z Mr. Énard, 43, is himself a scholar of Arabic and Persian, who teaches in Barcelona and lived in Damascus and Tehran in the 1990s. The French Literati and the Arab World Do a Complicated Dance 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Everything would have to be in Arabic; students enrolled in the program could not speak English, and I mean anyEnglish. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z “In Arabic, we say that someone who is well educated is someone who feels shame.” Leïla Slimani Has Written About a Sex Addict and a Murderous Nanny. Next Up: Her Own Family. 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z The novel, which won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2014, gives an intimate, tragicomic look at the Iraq War through the lens of a small neighborhood in U.S.-occupied Baghdad. Review | The best science fiction and fantasy books to read this month 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The imprint, which takes its name from the Arabic word for “peace,” will publish nine titles a year running the gamut from picture books to YA novels. New Children's Book Imprint to Feature Muslim Characters 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z After dinner, take the Astroturf-carpeted elevator to the downstairs bar, where the city’s beautiful people dance to live Arabic pop music. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco 2010-12-23T21:08:40Z The series, in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, weaves archival news footage together with scenes filmed around Jerusalem to create a haunting reenactment of events. HBO drama looks at killings of teens that ignited Gaza war 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z In terms of big-picture concerns, it’s not our separate assets that knots my stomach, but the thought of being unable to communicate with Mo’s family if I don’t learn Arabic. Love Over Labels 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z During the previous months, I’d been learning a coding language while trying to develop a project about the aesthetics of classical Arabic poetry. Hacking the Humanities 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The exhibition, inspired by the Arabic word “rawiya,” meaning “she who tells a story,” also addresses the balance of everyday life amid conflicts and challenging Western stereotypes. Female photographers tell important stories in landmark exhibition 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “In France, for example, there were posters telling people their sons might be at risk of violent extremism if they grow a beard, start speaking Arabic or stop eating baguettes,” explains Ross Frenett, Moonshot’s cofounder. ‘A threat to health is being weaponised’: inside the fight against online hate crime 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z The energetic workers are led by Sayed Salah, whom they respectfully refer to as their “rais,” the Arabic word for “leader.” A Refreshing Look at Egypt’s Ancient Pyramids 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z There are dozens on iTunes alone: Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Thai and so on. Expensive Language Lessons? Doesn't Translate 2010-04-07T03:01:00Z The four-day street celebration of Arabic cuisine took place in downtown Haifa as part of that city’s annual holiday festivities. In Israel, a New Passion for Palestinian Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z As an English interpretation, and a non-academic one at that, it is not subject to the same rules of ritual purity that practicing Muslims would extend to an Arabic iteration. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z After that, Barwas Hussein listed her country as Kurdistan, Iraq, and performed in Arabic, instead of Kurdish, the language of her first song. Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest 2013-05-12T18:29:08Z These are based on a modular unit that is the diagonal of the small square serving as a dot in certain letters of the Arabic alphabet. Auctions: Century-Old Vandalism of Islamic Art, and Its Price 2011-04-15T12:00:27Z Last year a diluted version of The Madman was finally published in Arabic, but was immediately banned in Jordan. The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim – review 2013-03-20T09:01:01Z When Homeland delved in there was an embarrassing moment involving Arabic graffiti, while Scandal’s treatment of real-life events were so ham-fisted that other show’s parodies made it look tame. 'Daca dramas': how immigration became US TV's new obsession 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The Arabic language, along with the Islamic faith, was a crucial component of the one-party state in forging the identity of a newly free nation. Friends say top Algerian writer Tahar Wattar dies 2010-08-12T20:48:00Z He studied Arabic in the Army and was assigned to a desert outpost in Saudi Arabia after he joined the CIA in 1960. 'Good Spy' scrutinizes Middle East CIA officer Robert Ames 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z He said the Arabic, Hindi and Somali services are "core" to the broadcasting operation. Funding boost for World Service 2011-06-22T11:07:52Z So I assented, and the boy’s parents read the ritual phrases in Arabic, and the children nodded along and, without my understanding a word, they were married. Why My Daughter Got (Temporarily) Married at 13 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Gurses, who recorded more than a dozen albums, was best known for his mournful tunes blending Turkish folk instruments with Arabic melodies. Turkish singer Muslum Gurses dies 2013-03-03T14:37:09Z Upon hearing a stewardess give routine flight instructions in Arabic, Samantha behaves like a wild-eyed child hearing a foreign language for the first time. "Sex and the City 2's" stunning Muslim clich?s 2010-05-26T18:45:00Z The Jews spoke Arabic and shared many of the same traditions and everyday habits as the Arabs. How a Paris Mosque Sheltered Jews in the Holocaust 2011-10-03T22:59:15Z Jaudon’s paintings draw on a host of dazzling sources: Arabic writing, Mayan hieroglyphs, Japanese characters — even a kid’s game of Chutes and Ladders. Valerie Jaudon's paintings: The more you look, the more you're pulled into her world 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z It’s a painting Said chose for the occasion, a classically grand and seductive Orientalist tableau bathed in topaz blues and Arabic calligraphy. Review | ‘Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said’ explores the full spectrum of sources that shaped the scholar’s ideas 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Iraqi characters speak in Arabic, guns are the main props, explosions pass for background music. Star Power Meets War?s Firepower 2011-03-23T22:13:44Z The short story is a “critical genre in Syrian literature,” Hanadi Al-Samman, a professor of modern Arabic literature at the University of Virginia, told me. No Longer Driving a Cab, a Syrian Writer in America Focusses on His Fiction 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Shot in three languages — Arabic and French as well as a kind of high ecclesiastical Hebrew that underlines Viviane’s alienation — it won Israel’s equivalent of the Oscar last year. From Israel, a Drama That Started a National Debate About Divorce 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z News of the movie, and a trailer on YouTube translated into Arabic, provoked demonstrations across the Muslim world. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Their stocks include Arabic translations of Karl Marx, modern Moroccan cookbooks as well as centuries-old manuscripts of Islamic law, some of which sell for thousands of dollars. Marrakech's historic booksellers once again face eviction 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Though he grew up speaking mostly English, he studied Arabic to write lyrics, with the goal of “bringing poetry into Arabic pop music.” A Lebanese Rocker Caught in a Human Rights Incident Over Rainbow Flags 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The lower level is full of stores selling traditional Arabic abayas. In Asia, Layovers That Let You Take in the Sights 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z And I think it's wonderful to show Arabic stories, done by Arabs, with such freedom. One Thousand and One Nights: Dangerous liaisons 2011-08-09T20:30:02Z “Daughter, you’ve got so far — so very far away from home — and it’s cold, so stay warm,” a gentle voice intoned in Arabic. Little Amal Arrives in New York, With a Message of Hope and Humanity 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The latest winner of the International prize for Arabic fiction – the "Arabic Booker" – puts Arab countries' censorship in the spotlight. Is the Arab world ready for a reading revolution? 2010-04-16T10:19:00Z A military tank bears down on a cyclist balancing a large tray of bread; aish, the word for bread in Egyptian Arabic, literally means life. In Transit Blog: Arab Spring Street Art, on View in Madrid 2012-02-02T11:00:56Z He sparked debate with the idea that colloquial Lebanese Arabic should be seen as a separate language to the more formal Arabic commonly used in literature. Prominent Lebanese poet Akl dies at over 100 years old 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Linguistically it is as if I have married a French woman, but my mother is still Arabic.” Abroad: In Age of Globalism, Pardon My French 2010-04-21T22:03:00Z And there were gasps of appreciation as a percussion section rooted in the Indian, Arabic, African and Asian worlds collaborated in almost irresistible complexity. Silk Road Ensemble transports Wolf Trap audience across the world 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z His father, who taught both Arabic and French in high school, would demonstrate to a young Jonas how differently he was treated when he spoke Swedish with an Arabic as opposed to a French accent. Jonas Hassen Khemiri, the Playwright Behind ?Invasion!? 2011-09-09T07:30:35Z Sometimes those were equally stark: “Skip Divided” used just a drumbeat below and a vaguely Arabic melodica line above Mr. Yorke’s chanted lyrics. Music Review: Thom Yorke of Radiohead Brings Atoms for Peace to Roseland 2010-04-06T22:10:00Z There are guided visits in both Italian and Arabic, as well as Arabic calligraphy workshops. Amid an Anti-Muslim Mood, a Museum Appeals for Understanding 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z The abortion happened in Arabic and English, and I was grateful for the occasional pieces of conversation I didn't understand. Motherlode Blog: Egyptian Abortion, American Choice 2012-10-21T15:55:26Z To see them switching between Arabic and English and French: it was like they were sorcerers or magicians. One Thousand and One Nights: Dangerous liaisons 2011-08-09T20:30:02Z "There is no link between the terror attacks of Daesh and the dress of a woman on the beach," Vallaud-Belkacem told Europe 1 radio, using the Arabic acronym for Islamic State. French PM defends burkini ban but some in cabinet wary 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z He spoke English with a mixture of accents: Caribbean, West African, and Arabic. Bringing Guantánamo to Park Avenue 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z In the Palestinian refugee camp where he went to play soccer after school, Arabic. For Saint Levant, Sexy Music Is Personal, and Political 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Highmore just finished a year at Cambridge, where he's studying Spanish and Arabic. Emma Roberts, Freddie Highmore meet at career crossroads 2011-06-19T04:20:05Z Baba ganoush: The name for the gooey eggplant spread comes from Arabic for “grandmother” + “sneezed.” Style Invitational Week 1241: Less taste, more fill-in— our not-crossword 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z An American soldier in The Blind Man's Garden has a tattoo that reads "Infidel" in Arabic, as though a boast. Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z When Joseph R. Biden Jr. dropped the Arabic phrase “inshallah” in the first presidential debate last month, Muslim Twitter lost it. The Perfect Phrase for This Relentless Year 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Their largely strapless gowns and black bouffants seem of recent American vintage even as the fabric patterns of their gowns elaborate a veritable lexicon of Arabic geometric decoration. Hayv Kahraman: ‘How Iraqi Are You?’ 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Indigenous people are said to have vanished, but they suffered genocide-by-academia: Contrary to common opinion, indigenous people have survived — like our African, European, Jewish and Arabic ancestors — in fragments through their descendants. On an Island Hunt for Pieces of My History 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z This is the latest addition to a list that includes Arabic, Italian, Thai and Spanish. Google Translate Updates Could Benefit Travelers 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Hacker, a prodigious translator from French and Arabic, said she views the highly structured poetical form as freeing, rather than a restriction or problem. Festival of Books: Poetry, from sonnets to the 'language of the street' 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z “Right here, in this town square, in Arabic! The people would love it.” T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z Hers is called “The Bread and Salt Between Us,” an expression in Arabic that connotes mutual respect and the beginning of an alliance or friendship. The First Thanksgiving 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z In between exchanges of dialogue in Arabic, they took instruction in Hebrew from the director. Israeli thriller series 'Fauda' digs in for darker third season 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z The show, in Arabic, provides a look at modern life in Abu Dhabi. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Rumble’ and ‘Justice’ 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z But the Jewish, Arabic and Armenian pieces share a highly decorative Middle Eastern style, rich in what a modern Western listener might describe as microtonality and pitch bending. Music Review: Jordi Savall?s ?Jerusalem? at Rose Theater 2010-05-04T21:05:00Z We didn’t worry about whether I found him articulate, because Arabic was his first language. Grappling With the Language of Love 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z It was played by an ensemble of nine instruments, including piano, with additional Arabic percussion instruments. Music Review: ‘Sumeida’s Song’ at Here Arts Center 2013-01-10T22:30:02Z Ms. Menkes speaks fluent Hebrew, studied Arabic as an undergraduate and values the region’s spiritual significance. Retrospectives of the Filmmaker Nina Menkes 2012-02-19T03:37:17Z The son of a policeman, Mr. Daoud grew up speaking Arabic, but said he learned French around age 9, largely by studying on his own at the home of his grandparents. An Algerian Author Fights Back Against a Fatwa 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z As a scholar of Classical Arabic and a native speaker of Lebanese Arabic, I have always felt this to be a false choice. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z It’s enough, to linger here through the day, sipping “habib tea” — the name is a pun on the Arabic for darling — suffused with mint grown by Mr. Suliman and Mr. Sulaimani’s grandmother in Yemen. Where Avocado Toast Shares a Menu With Yemeni Favorites 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z The scenes in the first Arabic Netflix movie have sparked a public drama as intense as the one that plays out onscreen. First Arabic Netflix film tackles taboos, sparks controversy 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z When, on Tuesday of this week, she addressed Parliament for the first time since the attack, she opened with the Arabic greeting of “As salaam alaikum.” What Jacinda Ardern’s Leadership Means to New Zealand and to the World 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z They each comprise a sketch, digitally drawn by Atik, along with a comment in Arabic. Lebanese illustrator challenges views of Arab women through art 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Advancing this trend there is Tawlet, which means “kitchen table” in Arabic. Top Chefs and Restaurateurs Are Drawn to Beirut 2010-06-02T00:16:00Z Hussein led the group in an Arabic prayer, then asked Stefanie whether there was an appropriate Hebrew blessing to follow. A Muslim cook wanted to stop the hate. So she started inviting strangers to dinner. 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z She was also inspired by Arabic calligraphy and Arabic poetry, stanzas of which traditionally are often interchangeable. Saloua Raouda Choucair, a Modernist Explored 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z I came here with my French boyfriend, who knows no Arabic, though his Tunisian grandfather never learned French. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z He didn’t understand a word of English, and the other children didn’t understand a word of Arabic. The American Promise in a Free Refill 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z But there is a strong link between the two poetic sources, as both were inspired by early medieval Arabic poetry from Andalusia. Of Countertenors, Medieval Poetry and Capturing a Silvery Tone 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z I think perhaps Arabic was not as much of a bloodless charter as it looked when, in the textbooks, they separated out each letter – in real life, of course, language is pungently real. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z “All the mishaps end up being very, very funny for want of a better word” he says, adding that British and Arabic cultures tend to laugh at misfortunes. On a Scottish isle, ‘Limbo’ breaks the refugee movie mold 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z These are interesting times for Arabic fiction, which are reflected in today's exceptional announcement. International Arabic fiction prize awarded to Alem and Achaari 2011-03-14T18:44:54Z The aim is to create the first digital archive of all 4,500 manuscripts in the library, starting with around 1,100 in the Syriac and Arabic languages, which are particularly rare. Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount... 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z They chatted more in Arabic than French and played with their cellphone ring tones. Stepping Into the Frame in the South of France 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Eventually the family received a cellphone, and I started getting messages in Arabic that said “welcome,” and I began to recognize these as invitations to visit. From Syria, With Love 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z In languages read right to left, the FedEx arrow points toward the left, such as in the Arabic version of the logo, consistent with the corresponding cognitive representation of time’s arrow. The illusions of advertising 2013-05-16T21:35:00Z I was an Arabic linguist in the Army, and while my language skills have faded, “Our sons will ask us what we did here”: an interrogator’s memories of Abu Ghraib 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z It’s a great place, with amazing food, that reminds me of home a lot: You can order and kind of talk casually in Arabic with everyone; they’ll have a soccer game playing in the background. Abubakr Ali Gets a Boost From Whale-Watching and Eid Fashions 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z More subtle, abstract works that combine vivid colors, Arabic letters and fragments of antiquity or poetry also convey a message. Mourning Iraq’s Destruction, a Native Son Creates 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z I say “of course” because Irwin is most widely known as the author of “The Arabian Nights: A Companion” and several other excellent books about Arabic culture. Review | For fans of ‘Game of Thrones,’ a new novel set amid the War of the Roses 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Negm, who wrote in colloquial Arabic, was also critical of the country's first elected leader Mohamed Mursi, who was overthrown by the army in July after mass protests against his rule. Ahmed Fouad Negm dies at age 84 2013-12-03T12:41:24Z He read widely from his parents’ library, studied Arabic literature in college and sang and played guitar in a pop band. Osama Alomar Pursues His Literary Ambitions in Exile 2014-05-02T22:05:33Z He earned some of the Western world's most prestigious literary medals for his works, which were translated in 31 languages, including Chinese, Croatian, Hebrew and Arabic. Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel literature prize 2010-10-07T12:44:00Z One of the Arab world’s most famous singers, he entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved nearly extinct forms of Arabic music. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z When I picture him in the Middle East now, I gloss over this fact: I encouraged a man to learn Arabic, and now he can speak it. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z Rather than maintaining hope for peace, I see here nothing but a further attempt to renew the old failed approach to deal with the Arabic and Islamic world. Writers campaign for Israel-Palestine peace 2012-10-10T15:19:07Z Advertisement Bidoun means “without” — as opposed to “within” — in Arabic and Farsi. Bidoun, an Influential Magazine of the Middle East, Extends Its Reach 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z “Here and Elsewhere”, which opened on July 16th, does not propose to define Arabic art as a unified whole or even try to pin down a regional aesthetic. Shifting chronicle 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Occasionally the panels cast an unexpected light on tensions within a globalised Arabic writing community. Stranded in Beirut, the Arab literary world takes wing 2010-04-19T14:25:00Z “You can’t say hummus is Syrian or Lebanese, and you can’t say tabbouleh is Palestinian. So the Arabic cuisine I cook, I call it ‘Food from the Levant.’ In Israel, a New Passion for Palestinian Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Also unlike English ones, Arabic nouns are only pluralized if they describe a number between 3 and 10. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z The Pickle Bar, where speakers have covered topics like Soviet textbooks, Sufi folk tales and Arabic calligraphy, is based in the Moabit district of Berlin. These Artists Bring Pickles to the Party 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z As such, classical Arabic will be spoken on the show — a move to balance the prevalence of English-language programming, Ms. Arafat said. Arabic 'Sesame Street' Returns for First Time Since Gulf War 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Part of his appeal lies in a focus on traditional Arabic music, which has lost traction among younger Arabs in favor of Western pop. An ‘Arab Idol’ Wows His Fans in America 2013-12-19T00:31:59Z He adds that Arabic accents in the show bust its credibility claims within seconds. The next Homeland? The problems with Fauda, Israel's brutal TV hit 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The tattoo artist mustered all the enthusiasm his deadpan self could in telling me that the Arabic script I had printed off the internet “looked nice.” Two Tattoos Gone Wrong 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z “She speaks fluent Arabic, and she’s traveled in the Middle East,” Mr. Kahn said. Samantha Bee Prepares to Break Up Late-Night TV’s Boys Club 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Other denominations also hold services there, in languages including Latin, Arabic, Aramaic, Amharic and Ge’ez. 'Walking in the Lord's footsteps' in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z An exception is Miranda, whose IQ drops about 100 points as she dilutes the vast complexities of a diverse culture into sound bites like this: "'Hanh Gee' means 'yes' in Arabic!" "Sex and the City 2's" stunning Muslim clich?s 2010-05-26T18:45:00Z As foreign minister in the 1980s, Rao, who spoke a dozen languages, including Arabic, French, Spanish and Farsi, disarmed world leaders by addressing them in their own tongue. Raise him up 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z It reads “Bismi Allah Farms,” derived from the Arabic phrase “bismillah,” meaning “in the name of Allah,” or God, and a word said in reverence by practicing Muslims numerous times a day. Sustainable halal meat is making inroads in Muslim communities 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Raichel made his reputation in Israel as the ringleader of an expansive community of musicians playing infectiously grooving world pop songs with lyrics in Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi and the Ethiopian Semitic languages Amharic and Tigrinya. Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Tour? find musical oasis in Sahara 2012-04-26T20:12:04Z But, although my preference is for the latter, the former has a cumulative power as proved by this two-part, six-hour version of the legendary Arabic tales. One Thousand and One Nights ? review 2011-08-22T12:34:36Z Everyone ate sliders, drank vodka cocktails from an open bar and shifted fluidly between English, French and Arabic. T Magazine: Dancing on the Edge 2011-09-23T13:30:33Z The group, whose repertoire features songs in Arabic and Hebrew as well as pieces from South Africa, the American South and the world of pop, also will travel to Boston, New York and Philadelphia. In conflict zone, raising young Palestinian and Jewish voices 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z RABAT, Morocco — Colombian pop singer Shakira said Saturday she would one day like to sing pop songs, if not an entire album, in Arabic. Shakira considering album in Arabic 2011-05-28T21:16:04Z For example, in medieval Spain, the Troubadour poets borrowed their lyrical beauty from Arabic. Arts, culture are missing in the teaching of Islam 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z It is no surprise to learn that he won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a kind of Booker Prize for the region, for “Frankenstein in Baghdad.” In ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad,’ a Fantastical Manifestation of War’s Cruelties 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z It was originally an Arabic word meaning storehouse. An Exit Interview With the Man Who Transformed the Oxford English Dictionary 2013-04-24T02:14:01Z Strong points include dialogue in colloquial Arabic and Hebrew and excellent location work, though there is a glaring geographical error in episode four which aficionados will spot easily. The Promise delivers but still divides 2011-02-14T11:27:00Z SAT Bellevue Friends of the Library sale of materials in European, Asian, Slavic and Arabic languages, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community calendar 2012-03-21T21:24:04Z It’s hard enough to understand one person speaking Arabic, let alone dozens of men shouting as snipers, tear gas and fire compete for your attention. I’m an American Jew. Palestinians tried to kidnap me. Then we became friends 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z The jury praised Adonis for bringing modern European ideas and critical thinking into current Arab culture by using classic poetic images based in the traditions of Arabic poets. German literary prize for Syrian poet Adonis 2011-08-28T11:04:10Z Even now, enormous calligraphic roundels in Arabic impose themselves on its cavernous space, affirming that if this is a house of God at all, the commanding spirit is Islam. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z Of course, it's not impossible that Thompson had heard real Arabic love songs. Poem of the week: An Arab Love-Song by Francis Thompson 2012-12-17T10:52:15Z A two-story structure, just off one of the courtyards, serves as a communal hall, with dining on the ground floor and a library upstairs with books arranged by language: Arabic, Hindi, Nepalese, Tamil, Malaysian. Critic?s Notebook: Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity 2010-11-29T19:10:00Z In 2004, she traveled to Egypt, where she received a master’s certificate in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies from the American University in Cairo as an international Fulbright scholar. A Lonely Walk in the Rain Leads to Love, Finally 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Even the shape of Arabic, spilling out in earnest strokes and zealous dashes and hyperactive dots, filled me with surprising warmth. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z For Western audiences, Arabic literature in translation is an invaluable counterpoint to media reports and sweeping politico-cultural theories, exposing us to the breadth of the region’s creativity and the depth of individual experiences. The Novel After the Arab Spring 2014-05-09T04:00:00Z At each entrance are welcome brochures in numerous languages, including Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese. 361 Days of Christmas 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z He’s nearly finished with a sprawling album built from a series of poems in Arabic and English about cedar trees, read and sung over hypnotic instrumentals and accompanied by a comic book. Vilified for Virus, Bats Are a New Album’s Seductive Stars 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z I was born in an Arabic country so I have to go back to my home town -- Aden, Yemen -- where my parents met, where my brother was born and I was born. "Cars 2" star Eddie Izzard plans political career 2011-06-24T19:24:36Z Within the packed farmhouse-chic dining room, a din of polyglot chatter — French, English, Arabic, Italian, Russian — resounded from tables strewn with blinking BlackBerrys. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z Basically any other imagery that we've seen that has Arabic that has prayer, let alone, even Black Muslims are barely depicted. Ramy Youssef on highlighting anti-Blackness: "The conversation about race in America is very binary" 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z As if that bit of sexual legerdemain was not enough, she surrounded the image with Arabic script, which carries associations with the Quran. Art in Review: Arahmaiani: ‘Fertility of the Mind’ 2014-01-30T21:42:44Z I think my experience was a common one: Arabic soup. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z So far it’s in English, but we’re debating having it in Arabic, too. Christie's Ramps Up Online-Only Sales 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Siebert decided to learn Arabic on something of a lark: He took an aptitude test that told him he’d be good at languages. What’s the secret to learning a second language? 2012-10-27T12:30:00Z According to a translation of the airline’s tweets, which were originally in Arabic, the newborn was given “a free ticket for life on Munich flights.” EgyptAir gives baby born on flight free airline tickets for life 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z "A Thousand and One Knives", as the title suggests, owes something to the Arabian Nights and the ancient fantastic tradition of Arabic writing, now revived by the pains of Arab modernity, particularly in post-invasion . The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim – review 2013-03-20T09:01:01Z To wit: an ecological concept album that yoked Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music and some killer tunes into a compellingly coherent whole. Mercury prize 2010: A dozen of the best 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z Modern Hebrew drew not only from earlier forms of the language but from Polish, Yiddish, Russian, and various dialects of Arabic. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z “You can’t escape politics when talking about Arabic food. If you say ‘Israel’ or ‘Palestine,’ it’s immediately political. In Israel, a New Passion for Palestinian Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z This blind spot was manifest in Season 5 when artists hired to tag a refugee-camp set with Arabic graffiti painted “‘Homeland’ is racist” into their work without anyone on the production noticing. ‘Homeland’ Gives the Long War a Long Goodbye 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Students learn the three languages of the #Resistance: Spanish, Lakota, and Arabic. Quality is overrated: for America’s schools, Betsy Devos offers choice instead 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z I joined them, not even noticing initially that the announcers were speaking Arabic, not Norwegian. Frugal Traveler Blog: A $100 Weekend in Oslo 2012-06-26T18:55:24Z There’s something thrilling about the extreme flexibility of the Arabic alphabet. The Alphabet That Can Do Anything 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z With insight into both the western and Arabic worlds, the author Amal Awad explores how these cultures intersect and what it means for women like her. Amal Awad: 'Arab women have traditionally been written about in a very patronising way' 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z In Arabic, Cairenes refer to their country as “um al-duniya,” “the mother of the world,” and Léon describes the place as a melting pot. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Israel’s largest city on the Mediterranean just opened its first beach library, a portable cart stocked with more than 500 books in five languages including Arabic, English, French, Hebrew and Russian. In Transit Blog: Tel Aviv Beach Offers Some Reading 2013-07-19T19:23:36Z Farouq is thoroughly cosmopolitan, able to greet his customers in French, Arabic, English, and Spanish. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z I spotted the front gates of the graveyard one morning on my way to Arabic class in downtown Tunis. From Cairo to Kolkata, Traces of a Vibrant Jewish Past 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z In it, she shows the final episode of the Turkish television soap opera “Gumus” that drew 80 million viewers after being dubbed in colloquial Arabic. Women of Saudi Arabia Emerge on the Bosporus 2010-11-24T18:30:00Z A long-distance relationship in which I traded daily on my status as a human rights worker for sympathy and unsociable-hour Skype calls eventually unraveled and, my Arabic still shaky, I moved to Sarajevo. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z Blethyn who, in London River, gives her finest performance since Secrets and Lies, is even learning Arabic. Trailer trash: Jason Solomons rounds up the week's gossip in film 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z Merits or demerits of Argo aside Iranians are not Arabs, do not speak Arabic and are proud of their separate cultural identity. ‘Beirut’ Trailer Was Supposed to Thrill. Instead It Offended. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z He told his wife in Arabic, "Give me the gun." Robber shot after grabbing girl's necklace 2012-05-03T01:26:00Z While the territory is considered “dangerous” — Arabic is spoken, there are mountains, and the people are “suffering” — no country is ever specified. Review: In ‘The Harvest,’ a Crisis of Feeling for Young Evangelicals 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “I did a long speech in Arabic with no rehearsal. Aki said, ‘I don’t know Arabic. Aki Kaurismäki: 'I can watch Marvel movies – if it's Sunday and I'm hungover' 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Not only is he unconvinced by many of the locations used to stand in for Pakistan, Khan is, like many others, bemused by the depiction of Pakistanis speaking Arabic to each other. Zero Dark Thirty: the view from Pakistan 2013-01-27T19:00:00Z In Arabic, Russian and English, with English subtitles where necessary. 'Where Do We Go Now?' balances comedy and poignant drama 2012-06-28T20:45:04Z Nawara, an Arabic speaker from Denver, offered me her cellphone number and, despite our time difference, told me to text whenever I needed a translation. From Syria, With Love 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z A Princeton-educated journalist who speaks Arabic, Wrong spent much of the 1980s working in the Middle East for NBC and ABC. 'NY Med': Laughter, tears, Dr. Oz and more in TV documentary 2012-07-13T19:27:05Z He is an outspoken secularist, equally critical of the East and West, and a poetic revolutionary of sorts who has tried to liberate Arabic verse from its traditional forms and subject matter. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z By this point he had already examined an intriguing manuscript written in Arabic script. Art Review: A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa 2010-09-02T21:30:00Z Ramirez himself speaks all of those languages - and also Italian - in real life, except Arabic, which he learned phonetically for the role. 'Carlos' screens at Cannes Film Festival 2010-05-21T15:33:00Z Turning to his wife, he told her in Arabic, "Give me the gun." Robber shot after grabbing girl's necklace 2012-05-02T21:27:00Z Modern Standard Arabic is very similar to Classical Arabic, the centuries-old lingua franca of the medieval Islamic world. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Harris, who is five days younger than his partner, is a classically trained violinist with a background in both Romanian and Arabic music. Probosci’s sharp improvisers to play the Royal Room 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z I thought he did excellently in "The Thirteenth Warrior" too, playing a medieval Arabic traveler, and the lead. Antonio Banderas Doesn’t Think You’ll Remember Him. Not Yet. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The latest absurd skirmish – an upstate New York school that this week issued an apology for a student leading the Pledge in Arabic. It’s not unpatriotic to say the Pledge in Arabic 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Birk prepared for this project — a full-size Koran, transcribed entirely by hand according to the exacting medieval tradition, but in English instead of Arabic — by carefully studying the rules of the art form. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z His translations acknowledge the Islamic and Koranic texts in the original by using italics to denote whenever Rumi switches to Arabic. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z He was highly educated and spoke several languages including Arabic. National Portrait Gallery launches appeal to keep freed slave's portrait 2010-07-07T17:58:00Z The showroom carried signs emblazoned with the slogan “Drive and Shop”, a play on words in Arabic, using the female form of the verbs. Saudi women-only motorshow opens in Jeddah 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Volunteers have started translating the RealTimeWWII feed into Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, and Turkish, with talks under way for versions in French, Dutch and German. Re-enacting Historical Events on Twitter With RealTimeWWII 2011-11-27T20:53:31Z Palermo is proud of its Arabic origins, going back to the 8th century, and its three main markets, Capo, Vucciria and Ballarò, are reminiscent of Arab souks. A local’s guide to Palermo, Sicily: 10 top tips 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z When my brothers were at soccer camp, I stayed home and studied Arabic. Television Review: Can You Wear Silly Hats With Your Cloak and Dagger? 2011-03-30T23:51:48Z We were studying Arabic numbers that day—I don’t mean the improvements on the clumsy Roman variety but number agreement in Arabic grammar. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Dystopian themes are not entirely new in Arabic fiction. Middle Eastern Writers Find Refuge in the Dystopian Novel 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Kattan doesn’t speak Arabic well, but has tried to do a few YouTube tutorials using the Gulf dialect to please her fans. Beauty Blogging in Dubai 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z An online petition launched on Change.org is demanding that YouTube remove the video because it shows one of Perry’s suitors wearing a pendant that is inscribed with “Allah” in Arabic script. Katy Perry Accused of Blasphemy for “Dark Horse” Video 2014-02-26T17:11:41Z The first thing that a visitor now hears after stepping off the elevator on the seventh floor is the sound of modern-day Arabic voices. In Transit Blog: Arab Institute in Paris Reopens Exhibition Rooms With Lavish Displays 2012-03-23T10:00:54Z Many other rivers in Spain contain the same Arabic root word for valley or riverbed, like the Guadalmedina and the Guadiana. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z He remembered that his other grandfather read a newspaper written in Aljamiado, which used Arabic script to transcribe Spanish. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth, the novel tells the story of her country’s evolution from slavery to skyscrapers through the prism of one family. Women Dominate Shortlist for Booker International Prize 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The 16 stories lasting six hours in a mixture of Arabic, French and English ran over two separate performances. Arab Spring influence closes out Edinburgh Festival 2011-09-05T19:50:22Z Entering, I heard a friendly commotion in Arabic. Spring in Paris, My Adopted City, After the Siege 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Even though it's a Parisian/Tunisian film, set in the desert and filmed in Arabic, we hope audiences connect with the film. Oscar live-action short film spotlight: From voyeurism to a donkey with headphones 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z A Farsi-language version opened late last year in Iran, and the original Arabic is now showing in theaters across Lebanon. Lebanese action film takes on Israel-Hezbollah war 2012-06-01T09:31:05Z |
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