Arabic Culture and Language Toolkit Developed by hrslo

Write some familiar simple words using a model

Write some familiar words from memory

Intercultural understanding outcomes

• Appreciate the diversity of the Arabic language

• Talk about the similarities and differences of social conventions between different cultures

• Identify the country or countries where the language is spoken

• Have some contact with the country/countries

• Recognise songs, proverbs or poems well known to native speakers

Suggested Arabic language resources

• Arabic Alphabet

• www.funwitharabic.com

• Arab News - Arabic newspapers and on-line news about the Arab world.

• www.arabicnews.com

• media.fares.net

• news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/news

• www.arab2.com

• arabic.cnn.com

• www.arabic2000.com

• Arab Culture - General information about Arab culture, history, literature, Islamic art and architecture.

• www.arabinfoseek.com

• www.islamicart.com

• www.unt.edu/fllc/languages/arabic/history.htm

• Arabic Music - Online sources for Arabic music: all-time favorite Arabic audio and videos.

• www.mazika.com

• www.6arab.com

• www.aramusic.net

• www.maqam.net

• www.oghnia.net

• www.musicoflebanon.net

موقـع اللـغـة والثقـافـة العربيـة Arabic language and culture links

• http://signets.bnf.fr/html/categories/c_692arabe_recherche.html

Resources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_countries

• A comprehensive site about The Arab world ( العالم العربي Al-Alam Al-Arabi) which consists of more than twenty countries stretching from Mauritania in the west to Oman in the east.

• The World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

• This web site provides an excellent overview of each country.

• Provided by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, it includes a map and data on the geography, people, government, economy, and media of each country.

The World Bank’s Challenges

The World Bank in the Middle East and North Africa

• Middle East and North Africa: via the Intranet, search for a country, a sector or any service

• http://ma1022477/maghrebcontacts/:

• A new link for contact, research and administration for Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in English and French

• Also see external websites in : بالعربية | English | Français

PROJECTS IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA   REGION

• The World Bank is currently involved in more than 1,800 projects in virtually every sector and developing country.

• For Countries/Areas in the  MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA   region: http://intranet.worldbank.org/WBSITE/INTRANET/OPERATIONS/0,,pagePK:250309~piPK:250339~theSitePK:84829~menuPK:60000871~category:region~region:6,00.html

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countries governments (alphabetical order)

•  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen

Some Projects profiles

• Morocco: The Difference A Road MakesMorocco: More than Just a RoadMorocco: A Watershed for Education and HealthMorocco: Speeding Up Public ServiceCombating Drought in Morocco

• Egypt: Getting the Numbers Right

• Jordan: Making Home Ownership Accessible

• Tunisia: A School System Striving For Its Own Graduation

• Improving Education Quality in Tunisia

• Tunisia: Reforming the Hospital System

• Yemen: Microfinance for Small BusinessYemen: Reaching Even the Most Distant Students