I wanna throw the best arabic dance party in the history of the universe, but I haven't a clue about the music. Can you help? [more inside]
posted by Freen on Sep 19, 2009 - 14 answers

Does anyone know where I can obtain online a copy of Hamlet's famous soliloquy "To be, or not to be..." in Arabic? [more inside]
posted by Biru on Sep 10, 2009 - 3 answers

Does anyone know of a company or publisher (ideally in the UK) that sells versions of modern Hollywood movies that have been dubbed into Arabic? [more inside]
posted by Biru on Aug 16, 2009 - 1 answer

Any advice for a friend moving to Washington, DC, who is an ex-Air Force Puerto Rican (kickboxing) fighter studying Arabic at Georgetown? [more inside]
posted by metajc on Aug 2, 2009 - 5 answers

What should I study this summer in preparation for my third year of Arabic? [more inside]
posted by proj on Jun 22, 2009 - 1 answer

militaryfilter: I'm a 22 year old female with an art history BA, should I join? and which branch? [more inside]
posted by emmatwofour on Jun 21, 2009 - 26 answers

Arabic, but not MSA: Do you know of a decent one-week crash course in Egyptian colloquial in Cairo or Alexandria? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 2, 2009 - 3 answers

I need some help deciphering (what I assume) is an Arabic name. [more inside]
posted by GalaxieFiveHundred on Apr 29, 2009 - 7 answers

Can anyone translate this Arabic calligraphy? [more inside]
posted by FatherDagon on Apr 24, 2009 - 2 answers

I have a blanket with Islamic (Arabic) writing (maybe parts of the Quran, Koran?) woven around it that I found and need help identifying it? [more inside]
posted by Listening on Apr 6, 2009 - 11 answers

I'm kicking around a concept for a theoretical piece I hope to work on in the near future, dealing with the way "femininity" and the "female" category are conceived of linguistically. Help me find some empirical data! [more inside]
posted by parkbench on Mar 24, 2009 - 24 answers

There are a couple fixed-width Unicode Arabic fonts out there. The ones I've seen are pretty hard on the eyes, though, especially at small sizes. Any suggestions for a really readable one? [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on Mar 21, 2009 - 5 answers

What language should we learn? [more inside]
posted by Half-a-Dozen Paper Cranes on Mar 3, 2009 - 26 answers

Basic Arabic help with mim, jim, haa, etc. combined with other letters at the beginning of words. [more inside]
posted by proj on Mar 2, 2009 - 6 answers

Here's a little video in Arabic of a kid that is playing a game of Pairs. The only thing is that he finds pairs without seeing them beforehand, he take one and just find the other one just by overlooking the chips and never misses. [more inside]
posted by zouhair on Jan 17, 2009 - 6 answers

arabic/iranian music question - help me ID this music and album cover and figure out other music like it. [more inside]
posted by shokod on Dec 11, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I pronounce the gutturals in Hebrew and Arabic? [more inside]
posted by huskerdont on Dec 9, 2008 - 6 answers

A short film I'm making has a sequence where a woman speaks on a telephone in Arabic. This segment has English subtitles; however, I'd also like to put an Arabic subtitle on the segment title screen. The segment is called "35 Second Love Story", which Google translates as الثانية وخمسة وثلاثين قصة ح Can someone who reads Arabic take a look at this and tell me how close it is to what I actually want it to say? Thank you!
posted by 235w103 on Nov 28, 2008 - 2 answers

Arabic web design and website usability: what should be taken into account? [more inside]
posted by tcp on Oct 20, 2008 - 9 answers

Does anyone around here have any experience with the online classes offered by Arab Academy? General quality and transferability of credits are my main concerns. [more inside]
posted by pullayup on Sep 29, 2008 - 2 answers

Arabic Script ID / Translate: I have two painted pages from what appear to be old Arabic script books (though I am not sure the language). I bought these in Syria in 1992. Can anyone help ID the story from the images, and help with translation of the text? One picture would just appear to have an artist's name, while the other looks to be part of a story. I don't think the two are necessarily from the same book. What isn't clear to me is whether the images were just painted on old pages, or if the story might be related to the image.
posted by sagwalla on Sep 15, 2008 - 3 answers

Foreign language "bibles" (superlative, comprehensive language resources) for language-learning lovers? [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Apr 3, 2008 - 10 answers

I need to prepare some labels with seven different languages printed in their own written language. [more inside]
posted by tellurian on Feb 24, 2008 - 9 answers

Tattoo filter; My second tattoo question. I would like to get an Arabic themed sleeve on my arm. What sort of things can I look for inspiration. Any Arab art that might be a good start? My goal would be to show the artist pieces that I liked and have him draw his own interpretation of it. Any help is truly appreciated.
posted by boyinmiami on Jan 14, 2008 - 11 answers

Help an Anglo guy get by in Hebrew and Arabic [more inside]
posted by Acari on Jan 9, 2008 - 14 answers

Hebrew and Arabic lessons in New York? Recommendations/best bang for buck? [more inside]
posted by huskerdont on Dec 31, 2007 - 6 answers

Looking for info. on two Arabic films - one Egyptian and one Tunisian (I think), which I saw at a summer language program. [more inside]
posted by anonymous78 on Oct 28, 2007 - 2 answers

I want to use Arabic with Photoshop.... [more inside]
posted by Liosliath on Aug 29, 2007 - 13 answers

Do recommend me music like Aïcha by Khaled. [more inside]
posted by jouke on Jul 24, 2007 - 6 answers

َ[ArabicFilter] لكن vs لكنَّ: I still don't get the difference. [more inside]
posted by Lockeownzj00 on May 30, 2007 - 9 answers

What is this religious symbol? [more inside]
posted by The Straightener on May 20, 2007 - 10 answers

Yet another Arabic question. A lot of people have mentioned that I should make a point to watch Arabic tv to immerse myself more in the language. I don't have cable, though. Are there are any good spoken-Arabic (subtitled) movies you know of that I might be able to get on Netflix? (Bonus points if any are in modern Egyptian.) Otherwise, does anyone know of anyone who rents Arabic dubbed/subtitled dvds in the Bay area? [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on May 1, 2007 - 6 answers

Polyglotfilter: Okay, so I am trying to learn Arabic. Sometimes I hit big, ginormous walls with it, but I'm determined to not give up. Just the lack of a good dictionary is frustrating. So... any helpful tips? [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on Apr 23, 2007 - 16 answers

What would go on your Arabic cheat sheet? [more inside]
posted by awenner on Apr 12, 2007 - 7 answers

Great graphic on this t-shirt, but we've curious as to what it actually says (if anything). It looks like farsi to me, but I could be wrong. The t-shirt in question
posted by wolfsleepy on Apr 9, 2007 - 27 answers

Name that tune. Specifically, the melody that starts at 8 seconds. (flash video) [more inside]
posted by The White Hat on Apr 4, 2007 - 1 answer

Help me find opportunities to work/volunteer/improve my Arabic in North Africa. [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on Dec 7, 2006 - 5 answers

Brainstorming summer employment opportunities in Arabic-speaking countries. [more inside]
posted by The White Hat on Oct 17, 2006 - 8 answers

PolyglotFilter: I'm looking for multiple blogs to practice several languages. [more inside]
posted by Lockeownzj00 on Oct 8, 2006 - 3 answers

Can anyone recommend a free or cheap online translator for Arabic/English? (Actually, recommendations on more expensive ones are welcome too since I might be able to make a case for having my boss pay for it.) All I need is to get the basic gist of the Arabic. I know it's not going to be pretty -- that's okay. I've been using Google Translator which seems decent. I'm just wondering if there is an "industry standard." Ideally, I would LOVE to find something where I can feed in a Word document in Arabic and the translator spits out (an understandably rough) equivalent in English. But does such a thing exist?
posted by zharptitsa on Sep 21, 2006 - 4 answers

كيف حالك ؟ Arabic Filter: Help me settle this question about cases. [more inside]
posted by Lockeownzj00 on Sep 21, 2006 - 15 answers

How do you start digitizing a dictionary? More specifically, how (and where) do I begin putting together a digital and internally cross-referenceable edition of the Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic? [more inside]
posted by awenner on Sep 16, 2006 - 16 answers

Can anyone proof my Arabic? [more inside]
posted by o2b on Aug 25, 2006 - 19 answers

ObscureMusicFilter: Arabic speakers, please hope me! Trying to identify an Iraqi singer. There's [more inside]
posted by evariste on Aug 14, 2006 - 8 answers

Where can one easily purchase large world maps in Arabic? I've Googled this and can only find localized maps and even then, I don't think I can easily purchase one here in the US. I already called MapLink, but they don't have any.
posted by NoMich on Jul 28, 2006 - 4 answers

What is the most universally accepted dialect of Arabic? [more inside]
posted by pandaharma on Jul 26, 2006 - 18 answers

Arabic speaking mefites: What does "(pu)ta karaysee " (sic) mean? [more inside]
posted by brujita on Jul 14, 2006 - 20 answers

Arabic Readers: Please help me decode this tattoo. [more inside]
posted by ernie on Jul 6, 2006 - 15 answers

Where are all the militant Islamist websites? [more inside]
posted by awenner on Jun 9, 2006 - 6 answers

I've just been rejected from ALI. How am I ever going to get fluent in Arabic? [more inside]
posted by awenner on May 14, 2006 - 16 answers