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َبَغْدَادَ سَتُرْسِلُ وَفْدَيْنِ إِلَى طَهْرَانَ وَوَاشِنْطُن

َبَغْدَادُ سَتُرْسِلُ وَفْدَيْنِ إِلَى طَهْرَانَ وَوَاشِنْطُن قَالَ رَئِيْسُ الوُزَرَاء العِرَاقِي، عَادِل عَبْد المَهْدِي، إِنَّ بَغْدَاد سَتُرْسِل وَفْدًا إِلَى طَهْرَان وَوَفْدًا آخَر إِلَى وَاشِنْطُن. سَيُحَاوِل الوَفْدَان تَخْفِيْف الأَزْمَة بَيْن البَلَدَيْن. فِي عَام 2018، اِنْسَحَبَتْ أَمْرِيْكَا مِنَ الاِتِّفَاق النَّوَوِي. وَفِي بِدَايَة عَام 2019، قَال الرَّئ…

الْأَسْئِلَــــةُ الثَّلَاثَــــةُ

الْأَسْئِلَــــةُ الثَّلَاثَــــةُ We took this Arabic short story from a book written by Mohammed Al-Abrashi. The original story was written for native speakers of Arabic. It has been simplified, abridged, and slightly modified to make it suitable for learners of Arabic as an additional/foreign language. It is suitable for high-beginners and pre-intermediate learners. كَان…

ٍالسُّعُودِيةُ تَدْعُو إِلَى قِمَّتَيْنِ خَلِيْجِيَّةٍ وَعَرَبِيَّة

ٍالسُّعُودِيةُ تَدْعُو إِلَى قِمَّتَيْنِ خَلِيْجِيَّةٍ وَعَرَبِيَّة هَاجَمَ مَجْهُولُون أَرْبَع سُفُن تِجَارِية أَمَامَ سَاحِل الإِمَارَات العَرَبِيَّة المُتَّحِدَة. كَمَا هَاجَمَ الحُوثِيُّونَ مَحَطَّات نَفْط فِي المَمْلَكَة العَرَبِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة. بِسَبَب هَذَيْن الهُجُومَيْن، دَعَا المَلِكُ السُّعُودِي، سَلْمَان بِن عَبْد العَزِيْز، إِلَى قِمَّة خَلِيْجِيَّة وَقِ…

What is Ramadan?

What is Ramadan? What is Ramadan? Ramadan (also written Ramadhan) is the name of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. It is the only month that is mentioned in the Holy Quran, namely in Surat al-Bagarah, verse 185: "شَهْرُ رَمَضَان الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ القُرْآنُ" ‘the month of Ramadhan is that in which the Quran was revealed.’ There are three views on why this month is …

Origins of Shia Islam

Origins of Shia Islam Origins of Shia Islam المَذْهَبُ الشِّيْعِي dates back to the early days of Islam; therefore, it is the oldest branch of political Islam. More specifically, it emerged during the era of third caliph, Uthman ben Affan. Without his involvement, it flourished and sprang up during the era of fourth caliph, Imam Ali Ben Abi Talib. Apart from other talents, peo…

Common Arabic Phrases

Common Arabic Phrases in Social and Religious Occasions It is customary that Arabs use common Arabic phrases in social and religious occasions. These phrases are meant to congratulate, greet, or express good wishes. Below is a list of occasions and the common phrases people used in each.   Wedding Ceremony: In Arabic culture, the traditional practice in most weddings…
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Easy Arabic News Questions (31)

Easy Arabic News Questions (31) Read the article اِتِّفَاقُ دَمْجِ قَسَدَ بِالدَّوْلَةِ السُّورِيَّةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ and answer the following questions.

Easy Arabic News Questions (26)

Easy Arabic News Questions (26) Read the article فَشَلُ مَكَارْثِيَ فِي اِنْتِخَابَاتِ رِئَاسَةِ مَجْلِسِ النُّوَّابِ الْأَمْرِيكِيّ and answer the following questions.

Easy Arabic News Questions (12)

Easy Arabic News Questions (12) Read the article الْوَضْعُ فِي الْعِرَاق and answer the following questions.

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Easy Arabic News Questions (9) Read the article بِدَايَةٌ قَوِيَّةٌ مِنْ مُحَمَّد صَلَاح and answer the following questions.

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Ibnulyemen Arabic Attached Pronouns

Attached pronouns in Arabic are the pronouns that we attach to verbs, nouns, prepositions, or particles. Generally speaking, pronouns in Arabic are separate, attached, or implicit (i.e. implied or not overt). The separate pronouns  in Arabic are similar to the subject pronouns found in most world languages in addition to the dual and feminine forms that exist in Arabic. As for …

Ibnulyemen Arabic Alphabet and Cursive Writing

Arabic is a right-to-left cursive language. This short e-book "Ibnulyemen Arabic Alphabet and Cursive Writing" typographically shows how the Arabic letters are connected to to form words. There are twenty-eight letters in Arabic. Each letter has four shapes: at the beginning of the word, in the middle of the word, at the end of the word, and in isolation. This, as a result, see…

Ibnulyemen Arabic Short Stories for Non-natives

This is a short e-book of eleven short stories written in simplified Arabic. The original versions of these stories were written by Kamel Kilani and Mohammed Al-Abrashi, both Egyptian writers. They are fairly long and meant for native speakers of Arabic. The wording and structures of these stories have been tweaked and simplified to make them suitable for (advanced) beginner le…

Attached Pronouns

Attached pronouns in Arabic are pronominal suffixes; for each separate pronoun there is a corresponding attached pronoun. These pronominal suffixes are are attached to nouns, prepositions, and verbs. With nouns, they function as possessive pronouns. With preposition, they function as object of prepositions. With verbs, they function as either subjects or objects.  In the table …