Gerald Drißner

Gerald Drißner (Drissner) has lived in Arab and Islamic countries for more than a decade. He is the founder of Arabic for Nerds.

Total Posts: 365

Author Link: arabic.today/geralddrissner

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Cutting the Qiblah

The direction of prayer should not be interrupted - at least not in the written form of the Arabic word.
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Holy Smokes!

If you get off the train at the main station in the holy city of al-Madinah in Saudi Arabia, you will be greeted with a serious grammatical error.
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Distinguishing قادة and قيادات

This episode of Unlocking Arabic delves into the root ق-و-د to clarify a common point of confusion. Do the frequently encountered terms قادة and قيادات carry identical meanings in Arabic, especially in journalistic texts? We'll uncover the subtle yet crucial distinctions.