The faster, easier way to learn Arabic alphabet writing system. As it illustrates - in an invented way- how to read, write the basic shapes of the letter and how to join them to form Arabic words. It offers plenty of exercises and examples, introduces readers to his / her first commonly used Arabic words and how to pronounce them properly. With a FREE companion website More than 2000 printable flashcards with audio to help you to learn Arabic conversation...

This volume is intended for language learners, teachers, office workers, tourists, and business travelers -- anyone who needs to communicate effectively in the Arabic and English languages as they are spoken and written today. This dictionary provides accurate and up-to-date coverage of current vocabulary in both languages, as well as abundant examples of words used in context to illustrate usage. The dictionary includes standard Arabic words and...

In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients, dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide behind. The aristocratic woman Alif loves has jilted him for a prince chosen by her parents, and his computer has just been breached by the State's electronic...

"When a war ends it does not go away," my mother says. "It hides inside us . . . Just forget!" But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember. In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode...