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World War I
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20 questions for: Eamonn Gearon (#34)
He started with the infamous orange book about Arabic by Peter F. Abboud. Today, after years of living in Arab countries, Eamonn Gearon makes the Middle East understandable in his lectures. Learn more about him in episode #34 of the 9273-roots interview series.
Iraqi Arabic: A Beginnerโs Guide
Ulric Shannon is currently studying and absorbing Iraqi Arabic in Baghdad. In a long interview, the Ambassador of Canada, who is not only passionate but also impeccably knowledgeable of Arabic, tells us about the characteristics and specialities of Iraqi Arabic and gives some book recommendations.
20 questions for: Nesrin Amin (#22)
Episode #22 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the woman who explains Egyptian Arabic expressions by annotated movie clips: Nesrin Amin.
Al-Kindi: The pioneer of cryptology
One of the greatest Arab scholars, al-Kindiย (ุงููููููุฏูู), was one of the pioneers of cryptology. How did he manage to decrypt messages?
An analysis of the verb ุชูููุชูููุฑู in Hans Wehr: ‘to behave like Adolf Hitler’
Have you ever looked up the Arabic root ู-ุช-ู-ุฑ in Hans Wehr's dictionary? You will be surprised: It means "to behave like Adolf Hitler".
