Good series for Fuṣḥa listening

This is a serial, originally produced in Iran, that was dubbed into very good Fuṣḥa and is now freely available online. It is called مريم المقدسة and you can download all episodes here:

http://islamology.com/mainarabic/Resources/mary.asp

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From Conscience to Conscience: Convey the Message, Constrain Enmity

This week’s Arabic Circle presents:

From Conscience to Conscience: Convey the Message, Constrain Enmity
من ضمير إلى ضمير : وصل الفكرة ، وقف العداوة

by Annie Higgins

Annie Higgins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Wayne State University.

Recorded October 22, 2010

MP3

The handout with all recited poetry

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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

MP3

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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

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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

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My Alexandria

by Noha Forster

Noha Forster is a Lecturer of Arabic at the University of Chicago.

MP3

Originally recorded January 25, 2008

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Sheikh Imam ‘Isa: A musical and political biography

by Rime Naguib

MP3

Originally recorded March 12, 2010

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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

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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

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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

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