by Stephanie Scullion | Oct 16, 2018 | Culture |
One of my favourite memories from my travels in Arab Countries has undoubtedly been food and the culture around food. In contrast with my British upbringing where food is so often eaten in a hurry and without ceremony, I was delighted to experience the richness and...
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 Sara Hoffmeier | Jun 15, 2018 | blog, Culture |
Music plays an important role in every language. With music you can certainly learn better and it’s always interesting to listen to the words of a song. In Arabic countries, young people today hear a lot of American music, but Umm Kalthoum and Fairuz still play...
by Neal | Apr 27, 2018 | Culture |
Recently whilst in Morocco, I was sitting in a hotel lobby and on the wall behind me was a framed photograph of a piece of Arabic geometric tiling. It was beautiful and for some reason I thought it would make a nice phone background image. Then, by good luck, a few...
by Sara Hoffmeier | Apr 8, 2018 | Culture |
Islam When talking about countries in the Arab world, most people think that there is only one religion. However, this is not the case, as has been shown and documented time and again since the “Arab Spring”. The great religion in Arab countries is, of...
