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Infographic: The Traditional Arab Ensemble
The traditional Arab ensemble is known as ‘takht’ (literally meaning “bed” in Arabic). The composition of the ensemble may vary,…
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Teacher Reflections: What I Learned from Concordia Language Villages
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to participate in the Arabic teacher workshop at Concordia Language Villages. I…
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A QFI Arabic Teacher’s Experience at Concordia Language Village
Bieber Ishak teaches high school at Manchester Regional High School in New Jersey and is teaching Arabic for the first time…
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A QFI Allstar Reflects on His Summer at MMLA
William Scannell, our youngest grant recipient, is a veteran QFI student who spent his summer at the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy…
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A Summer of Studying Arabic at MMLA
Hi! My name is Nathan Hanshew, and I currently live in Washington D.C. . I am a rising senior and…
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Educators and Learners Work Together Like Arabic Letters
Layali Eshqaidef is the Founder and President of Kalimah Programs, an organization that offers non-religious and inclusive Arabic language learning programs, tutoring,…
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Meet the QFI Michigan Arabic Teacher Council Curriculum Developers!
Through QFI’s Michigan Arabic Teachers’ Council, Arabic teachers Samah Idris and Shaima Basuni developed a four-unit lesson plan for novice-level…
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Infographic: History of the Arabic Alphabet
What are the historical origins of the Arabic writing system? This graphic helps examine the link between earlier alphabets and…
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Infographic: The Arabic Language Root System
Nearly every word in Arabic is based on a combination of three letters that together form a root, with each…
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Infographic: Flags of the Arab World
Many flags within the Arab world share colors on the basis of Pan-Arabism. Denoted by red, black, green and white,…