Explore free Arabic audiobooks at arabcast.org

This article came about because I received a message from Ulric: “I’ve gotten into the habit of reading while listening, which I feel strengthens both skills at once.”

He told me about a great resource: arabcast.org

It is a remarkable collection of free audiobooks of classical Arabic literature, read extremely professionally and with excellent sound quality. “It also assists with reading where there are words where the i3raab isn’t clear”, Ulric said.

I hadn’t heard about it, so I checked it out….

IT IS FANTASTIC!

The website is free, although you do need to register an account with an email address.

You can find almost all famous authors such as Naguib Mahfuz or Taha Hussein. But there are also many audiobooks of contemporary authors such as the novel Azazeel (عزازيل) by Youssef Ziedan. (Note: There is also an English translation available.)

What is the novel about? Set in the 5th century AD, Azazeel tells the story of a Coptic monk traveling from Upper Egypt to Alexandria and Syria during a turbulent time in the early Church. Winner of the Arab Booker Prize, Azazeel shows how greed and corruption have distorted our civilization’s history and how one man’s faith is tested by both evil and the early Church’s wrongdoings.

AlManarah is running the world’s only online library of audiobooks in Arabic: arabcast.org

There are almost 5,000 (!) titles listed. You can listen to them via the website (arabcast.org) or by using a FREE app on your mobile phone (Android or iPhone).

You can get it here:

• Download the app for your iPhone
• Download the app for your Android phone (Google Play Store)

The association offers its service for FREE! Many thanks for such a great work!

In fact, it is aimed at people with disabilities. So please consider donating to this great service to keep it running!