by Arabic Online | Nov 10, 2017 | Culture |
The new Louvre Abu Dhabi, built over the past 10 years, has 600 permanent artworks and 300 loaned from France. It was unveiled on 8th November 2017 by President...
by Arabic Online | Oct 19, 2017 | Culture, Food |
If Arab friends or hosts invite you to a restaurant, they will discuss the menu with you and then give the order to the waiter. It is also likely in such a case that your friends will settle the bill once the dinner is over. If, however, you are the person who settles...
by Arabic Online | Sep 7, 2017 | Culture, Travel |
Visitor to an Arab family The ideal way to experience Arab language and culture is to live with an |Arab family that belongs to that culture. You will absorb knowledge and impressions about Arab society through the things you see and the things you hear, even the...
by Arabic Online | Aug 14, 2017 | Culture |
The word ’shura’ (شورى ) is an Arabic word with the sh-u-r root conveying the concept ‘to seek council’ or ‘to take out the honey’. It is interesting to note how, in the Arabic language, ‘seeking advice’ is given the same status as ‘extracting honey’ – one of...
by Arabic Online | Aug 7, 2017 | Culture, Politics and economy |
The Middle-East is still heavily reliant on technology from the West. This can be seen at every aspect of Middle Eastern society from the keen uptake of the latest gadgets such as smartphones to the reliance on technology and infrastructure for their economic exports....
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...
