by Arabic Online | Apr 27, 2020 | Arab World, Culture |
During Ramadan 1.8 billion Muslims around the world are observing the month-long spiritual contemplation unlike ever before. Coronavirus has forced the hands of governments, with traditions that have stood for centuries unable to be observed due to...
by Arabic Online | Jan 28, 2020 | Arab World |
Flourishing in the middle of the desert The Tree of Life (Shajarat-al-Hayat) is located in Bahrain. It is on a hill in a barren area of the Arabian Desert, 40 kilometres from Manama. This enormous abundantly green tree (Prosopis cineraria) is almost 10m high and over...
by Arabic Online | Dec 12, 2019 | Arab World |
Some awards can be fake Recently Gulf News started an investigation into award galas that are being held in the UAE and found out that most of them were fake. The so-called winners turned out to be victims of scams. These galas were run by fraudsters, who were preying...
by Arabic Online | Nov 24, 2019 | Arab World, Culture |
Frequent use of geometric patterns Islamic decoration, which tends to avoid using figurative images, makes frequent use of geometric patterns which have developed over the centuries. The reason why Islamic art does not use figurative images is to avoid them becoming...
by Arabic Online | Oct 30, 2019 | Arab World, Culture |
Cheesy, sweet and crunchy It’s rich, creamy, sweet and cheesy with a crunchy topping. If you haven’t tried it, it is unlike anything you have tasted before. Kanafah (Arabic: كنافة ) kunāfah, also spelled kunafeh or kunafah is a Middle Eastern cheese...
by Arabic Online | Sep 30, 2019 | Arab World |
Saudi Arabia allows tourist visas from 49 countries. So far the only way to travel to Saudi was on a business visa, via a sponsor for your visit or by getting a pilgrimage visa to visit Mecca and Medina (only for Muslims). The fact that, all of a sudden, Western...
