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Classical Arabic

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Classical Arabic (العربية الفصحى) is the form of the Arabic language used in literary texts mainly from the 7th to the 9th centuries, including the Holy Qur’an.

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20 questions: Graeme Andrews (#8)

Episode #8 of my "9273 Roots" series: 20 questions for the man who coded the best desktop application for Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon: Graeme Andrews.

March 16, 2019

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20 questions: Matthew Aldrich (#7)

Episode #7 of my "9273 roots" series: 20 questions for the man who made learning Arabic dialects easy: Matthew Aldrich of Lingualism.

February 24, 2019

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20 questions: Dina Elabed (#6)

Episode #6 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the woman who makes children (0-12) read and love Arabic books: Dina Elabed.

February 10, 2019

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20 questions: Hossam Abouzahr (#3)

Episode #3 of "9273 roots": 20 questions for Hossam Abouzahr, who has created one of the most up-to-date online dictionaries of Arabic dialects: Lughatuna (Living Arabic).

January 19, 2019

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20 questions: Antoine Robert El Dahdah (#1)

Episode #1 of the interview series 9273 Roots: 20 questions for the grammarian Antoine Robert el-Dahdah (الدحداح), who put Arabic grammar into charts and tables.

December 31, 2018

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Where to find Classical Arabic series with subtitles

TV programs in classical Arabic (Fusha) with English subtitles are rare. However, there are some historical dramas. Here is how to stream Caliph Omar and Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal with subtitles.

May 19, 2017

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Islam

Kafir in Islam: Misinterpretations and meanings

The Arabic word Kāfir (Kafir - كافر) means "unbeliever" and is one of the most misused words in Islam. Surprisingly, the original meaning is quite different.

February 11, 2017

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