Posts Categorized: Arabic

Within the GCC, it’s reported that the region’s international schools have managed to rake in over $6 billion in fees (£3.6 billion) and today have over 982 schools of their kind within the region. From these countries, the flagship is clearly the United Arab Emirates which today has 439 international schools, followed by Saudi Arabia… Read more »

As Ramadan, the month of fasting and ritual cleansing by Muslims, ends worldwide on the 27th of July, Eid, the end of the fast, is widely celebrated. Eid al-Fitr is translated loosely as the Festival of Breaking of the Fast and consists of several prayers spoken, which differ based on sect, and then multiple feasts…. Read more »

It’s easy enough math and it’s a law that is applied almost everywhere around the world, especially in the Gulf: Fake Documents = Jail Time. But apparently it’s not that well-known after all, at least, not until after over a hundred cases of falsified documents were brought forth by the Public Prosecution of the Abu… Read more »

Ramadan’s one of these events that is tiring, but even more so than most. During this month-long festival, Muslims will fast during daylight hours and will not even drink water until the last light of the sun has all but disappeared, and cease eating and drinking the moment that light returns.   Of course as… Read more »

After being handed the objective of erasing illiteracy among the elderly by fifty percent before 2015 by the Dakar Education Conference, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has successfully managed to top this goal over two years early, announcing to UNESCO that it has erased 60.61 percent of illiteracy before the end of 2013.   The… Read more »

Today we bring you one of the most important events in the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, and tell you how you can show respect as a guest in primarily Muslim countries towards those taking part in this age-old practice. In 2014, Ramadan will take place beginning on June 29th (Sunday) and ending July 29th (Tuesday). The… Read more »

It’s now known that the new Teaching Licence Scheme developed by the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates is even more likely to be implemented soon. The new scheme will see over sixty thousand teachers from across the region having to undertake a rigorous test in order to live and work as a… Read more »

Exhibited in the Gulf Medical University (GMU) last week, students from over fifty schools have exhibited their scientific projects at the Annual Scientific and Medical Exhibition in Ajman. The Exhibition is also called GMU Mase 2014 and saw over 4500 students from over 250 schools attend the exhibition.   The exhibition was inaugurated by the… Read more »

Due to the wide amount of influences the country has experienced over the course of the last two thousand years, Africa has some of the most diverse foodstuffs and some of the most varied cuisine and culinary techniques on the planet and sees the types of dishes split into five main categories including Central, East,… Read more »

It’s not often that I get to write an article that has been brought about by watching videos for the first hour of my time in work, but when I do, it’s because I’ve been inspired. There are several topics in particular that have inspired this article and what it’s about: Reforming education for the… Read more »