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Arabic Resources

Useful Websites for Students of Arabic

If you come across good sites that we should add to this list, please let us know. Please also let us know if any of the websites listed below are troublesome and should be deleted from this list. Contact: Maher Awad

Dictionary

Ectaco Online - Free English-Arabic online dictionary
World Star - Free English-Arabic online dictionary (Arabic section at top)
Effel's Arabic Dictionary - Free downloadable dictionary
Library.cornell.edu - List of dictionaries and encyclopedias

Search Engines

Google in Arabic - Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Ayna - Arabic search engine; can switch to English version

News

BBC - can switch to English version
Al-Jazeera - can switch to English version
CNN - listen to interviews
Asharq Alawsat
Radio Canada International
List of Arabic Newspapers - Newspapers from different countries
Tunisia National Radio - Evening news, special programs, presidential speeches
Tunisia National Television - previous day's news
TV and Radio - List of mostly Arabic TV, radio, and Qur'an recitation
SCOLA - Multi-lingual cable network

Learning Arabic

Fun with Arabic - Alphabet song, listen and learn letters, introductory grammar
Babel:Arabic - Arabic listening tutorials
Omniglot - Short history of Arabic, alphabet, pronunciation, and links section

Enrichment Opportunities

The Arabic School at Middlebury College - Opportunities for total immersion in Arabic at a university in the U.S.
Middle East Studies Association - Society with annual conferences, links, on-line newsletter, summer programs
National Middle East Language Resource Center
American Association of Teachers of Arabic
ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Culture and History

Recipes for Food from the Arab world
Additional Recipes
Al-Hakawati - Folkand fairy tales, personalities, art, architecture, geography (English and Arabic)
Arabic Calligraphy - Articles in English about Arabic calligraphy
Islamic Art and Architecture - Information on calligraphy, architecture, coins, and oriental rugs
Arabic Poems - Poem of the week, love poems, etc.
Al-bab - Words of Arabic origin, statistics, and links
African and Middle Eastern Reading Room

Research Resources

Library of Congress' Guide to Everywhere - General resources, business, commerce, economy, culture, education, etc. of all countries
CIA World Factbook - Geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, etc.
Arab net Country Data - Information on the countries of the Middle East

Music

Al-Bawaba Music - Top 40 audio and music videos
Music of Lebanon - Listen to songs or purchase CDs and tapes

Technical Resources

Typing in Arabic - Steps to install the Arabic keyboard and use Arabic numerals
Arabic on the Mac - Guide for typing in Arabic on a Macintosh
Almedia Interactive - Free downloadable fonts and phrases

For Sale

Aramedia - Arabic software
Arabic Learning Resources - Mostly Islamic books, audio, videos
Arab Film Distribution - Library of Arab films available for purchase
IBC Books - International book retailer; books about Muslims and Middle East

Last updated January 24, 2006

 

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