The BBC has launched a new Arabic language TV channel.
The channel is free to everyone in North Africa and the Middle East with a satellite or cable connection.
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BBC launches Arabic TV channel/ Online TV today – تلفزيون بي بي سي ينطلق اليوم
Posted by MD on March 11, 2008
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Video/Article Realia: Who is the wealthiest man in the world? – من هو أغنى رجل في العالم؟
Posted by MD on March 9, 2008
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Buffett ‘becomes world’s richest’
US investment guru Warren Buffett has ousted his friend and occasional bridge partner Bill Gates as the world’s richest man, Forbes magazine says.
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Arabic Weather Forecast Video Realia
Posted by MD on March 7, 2008
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Arabic-speaking parrots!
Posted by MD on February 9, 2008
This is an interesting video containing footage of Lulu – an Arab-speaking parrot with a native-like accent!
It was trained by a Arab person from Abu-Dhabi, in UAE over a period of four years.
His trainer taught the parrot to greet visitors to his home with “Assalamu Alaikum السلام عليكم ” and to bid them farewell with “Massalamah السلامة”
Lulu knows some Ayahs (verses) from the Qur’an namely “Surah Ikhlas” and how to make dua (i.e. prayer) for Muslim men and women – specifically asking for them to have forgiveness from God.
He also knows how to say “In the name of Allah, the most gracious the most beneficial بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم ” and “God is Great الله أكبر “
What other words/expressions can you recognise?
How does he greet and bid farewell to his trainer’s guests?
What is the Arabic for “guests”?
When does LuLu usually offer his prayers?
How did LuLu pray for the deceased?
This second video clip shows another parrot who speaks Arabic with an asian accent. His owner, who is from Pakistan, trained the parrot to recite the Qur’an, especially Sura Al-Fatiha ( الفاتحة ) and Al-Ikhlas ( الإخلاص )
What other words/expressions can you recognise?
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