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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Letters from Cairo
This week’s Arabic Circle presents: Letters from Cairo رسائل من القاهرة by Farouk Mustafa Farouk Mustafa is the Ibn Rushd Professorial Lecturer in Modern Arabic Language, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago. Recorded October 1, 2010 … Continue reading
The Cuisine of the Abbasid Era
The Cuisine of the Abbasid Era الطبيخ في العصر العباسي by محمود سعيد Mahmoud Saeed MP3 Recorded April 30, 2010
An Eyewitness in Iraq: Knowledge vs. Information
An Eyewitness in Iraq: Knowledge vs. Information شاهد عيان في العراق : العلم والمعلومات by حسين صالح Hossein Saleh MP3 Recorded April 9, 2010
My Alexandria
by Noha Forster Noha Forster is a Lecturer of Arabic at the University of Chicago. MP3 Originally recorded January 25, 2008
Sheikh Imam ‘Isa: A musical and political biography
by Rime Naguib MP3 Originally recorded March 12, 2010
Scheherazade in the Arabian Nights: A Critical Approach
by Sherif al-Gayyar Dr. Sharif al-Gayyar is a literary critic and teaches at the University of Beni Suef, Egypt. MP3 Originally recorded March 5, 2010
The Memories of a Modern Azhari, pt. 3: Love… Why Not?
by Muhammad Eissa Muhammad Eissa is a Lecturer of Arabic at the University of Chicago. MP3 Originally recorded February 26, 2010
The Narrative World of Bahaa Taher
by Amina Mohamed Amina Mohamed is a Lecturer of Arabic at the University of Chicago. MP3 Originally recorded February 19, 2010
People who have influenced my life
by Eman Gamaal MP3 Originally recorded February 5, 2010
جند السماء : A Reading by Mahmoud Saeed
by Mahmoud Saeed MP3 Originally recorded January 29, 2010
