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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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