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Collection of Educational Videos to teach the Arabic Alphabet

Posted by Mourad Diouri on April 25, 2008

The following is a collection of 10 musical/non-musical educational videos intended to teach the Arabic alphabet.

Alphabet songs are songs used to teach children the alphabet, used in kindergartens, pre-schools and homes around the world.

Learning the alphabet from fun educational children videos is very efficient. Through fun songs, animal pictures and other attention-grabbing sounds and visuals, these entertaining and educational videos you will memorise the alphabet sounds and letters quickly.

They are very fun to watch and they suit any individual learning style.

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FedEx Corporation in the Arab World

Posted by Mourad Diouri on April 15, 2008

FedEx Corporation is a leading logistics services company, based in the United States. FedEx is a syllabic abbreviation of the company’s original name, Federal Express.

The following images taken in Dubai show the FedEx logo (FedEx Express) written in Arabic/English.

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Marks & Spencer Department Store in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Posted by Mourad Diouri on April 2, 2008

Source of Realia
Image: © Homer Sykes/Corbis
Photographer: Homer Sykes
Date Photographed: July 1, 2007

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