by Arabic Online | Oct 5, 2018 | Arab World, Culture |
In the past few years there have been a number of newspaper articles about tourists getting into trouble in Arab countries. These problems often occur when some tourists do not take the time to understand local or national customs and regulations. Here are some...
by Arabic Online | Aug 24, 2018 | Arab World, Culture |
As urbanisation creeps closer towards the desert, some fear that traditional Bedouin culture is being left behind. Sharqiya Sands, Oman – Leading towards the reddish, rolling dunes of Sharqiya Sands, the paved road gives way to a compressed dirt track, peppered...
by Arabic Online | Aug 9, 2017 | Arab World, Arabic Language |
Most words in the Arabic language are derived from a root. A word is created by applying vowels, prefixes and suffixes in an often predictable manner to the original root. According to Karen Ryding in ‘A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic’, there are between...
by Arabic Online | Aug 4, 2017 | Arab World, Culture |
It may seem like a joke, but a Japanese automaker has recently introduced ‘Desert Camel Power’ – a new unit of measurement to determine how a vehicle will perform in typical desert off-road conditions. They teamed up with National Geographic Abu Dhabi to demonstrate...
by Arabic Online | Jun 10, 2017 | Arab World, Culture |
Head dresses of Arab men Since ancient times headdresses have protected Arab men from the hot sun, the sand and wind of their desert environment. The style and choice of headdress reveals a lot about the wearer’s nationality, status, and religion. In the six...
by Arabic Online | Apr 15, 2017 | Arab World, Business and commerce |
The sun, sunlight, sunrise and sunset all play a vital role in Arabic culture, much more so than in northern Europe. Sunrise and sunset are reflected in the Arabic names mashriq and maghreb. The Arabic countries east of Egypt and north of Saudi Arabia are known as...
