On Arabisch.nu you will find (background) information for (prospective) students of Arabic language and culture, and also information on the course, lessons and studying. We have the pleasure to invite you to explore the site! You can, for example, select words to see English words of Arabic origin. If you are interested in taking the Arabic course, you can go here for more information.   

مـركـز الـعـربـيـة الآن: مَـرْكـز مُـتـَخـصـص فـي نـَشـْر وشَـرْح الـلـغـة الـعـربـيـة وتـدريـسـها. يَـعـْرضُ خـَدَمـات مُـخْـتـلـفـة مـَجّـانـيّـة لإجـادة الـلـغـة الـعـربـيـة لإسـتـخـدامـها فـي شـتـّى مـجـالات الـحـيـاة وذلـك وفـق مـنـهـج عـلـمـّي مـدروس. يـتـلـخـّص هـذا الـمـنـهـج فـي تـعـلـيـم الـحـروف وطـريـقـة كـتـابـتـهـا ثـم الـكـلـمـات والـجـُمـل والـمـُحـادثـة. كـمـا يـهـتـم الـمـركز بـتـعـْريـف نـاطِـقـي الـهـولـنـديـة بـالـدول والـثـقـافـة الـعـربـيـة بـِمـوجَـب مُـقـتـضـيـات الـعـصـر ……   

The Arabic language is a means of communication for nearly 320 million people in 26 countries, ranging from Morocco to Iraq and from Syria to Somalia; in other words, the entire Middle East. Arabic is the sixth language of the world. You will be taught Modern Standard Arabic in a didactic and practical way by means of reading, writing and speaking. By doing so, you will also gain insight into the most important characteristics of Arabic grammar. Modern Standard Arabic allows you to make yourself understood in all Arabic speaking countries. During the lessons various aspects of Arabic culture will be dealt with, together with the differences with Dutch culture.   

Special messages

• 26-08 Tony Blair speaks ahead of Middle East peace talks (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 25-08 Yemen: Start of Talks Aimed at Truce With Rebels (NY Times.us)
• 24-08 Egyptians prepare for life after Mubarak (The Independent. uk)
• 23-08 Arabic classes in Israeli schools (TheJC.COM.il)
• 22-08 L.A. religious leaders join support for New York Islamic center (JewishJournal.com.us)
• 21-08 Israeli and Palestinian leaders given a year to make peace (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 20-08 Israeli Soldier Accused of Gaza Flotilla Theft (VoA.us)
• 19-08 Last US combat brigade exits Iraq (BBC.uk)
• 18-08 Pakistan floods: Saudi Arabia pledges $100m (Guardian.co.uk)
• 17-08 Israeli soldier puts photos of blindfolded Palestinians on Facebook (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 16-08 EGYPT: Oil and gas reserves reach highest levels ever (LA Times)
• 15-08 lebanon Seeks Donors for its Army (The Daily Star.lb)
• 14-08 Obama defends ground zero mosque plans in Ramadan dinner speech (huffingtonpost.com.us)
• 13-08 Cairo mosques begin unified call to prayer (Yahoo News.us)
• 12-08 DOES GIANT MECCA CLOCK MEAN TIME’S UP FOR GMT? (Express.co.uk)
• 11-08 Israel threatening to quit UN probe into flotilla (Yahoo News.us)
• 10-08 America cuts funding to Lebanese army after Israeli clash (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 09-08 Nasrallah unveils ‘Israeli footage’ of Hariri route (The Daily Star.lb)
• 08-08 Lieberman: Libya’s demands for Israeli prisoner’s release were reasonable, logical (Ha’aretz.il)
• 07-08 Bahrain king calls elections for October 23 (Yahoo News.us)
• 05-08 Egypt: Gaza militants actually did launch Monday’s rocket attacks from Sinai (csmonitor.com.us)
• 04-08 4 killed as Israel, Lebanon clash (LA Times)
• 03-08 In Speech on Iraq, Obama Reaffirms Drawdown (NY Times.us)
• 02-08 Israel President: ‘England Is Anti-Semitic’ (Sky.com)
• 01-08 UAE and Saudi Arabia ban instant messaging on BlackBerry (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 31-07 Hamas Probe Leads to American Firms (wsj.com.us)
• 30-07 Arab League backs direct Palestinian talks with Israel (BBC.uk)
• 29-07 Israel linked to exiled sheikh’s bid for ‘coup’ in Gulf emirate of RAK (Guardian.co.uk)
• 28-07 Desmond Tutu backs U.S. food co-op boycott of Israeli products (Ha’aretz.il)
• 27-07 ‘Anti-Islamic’ bus ads appear in major cities (csmonitor.com.us)
• 26-07 Mossad chief reportedly visited Saudi Arabia for talks on Iran (Ha’aretz.il)
• 25-07 Release of Lockerbie bomber was legal (Daily Record.uk)
• 24-07 Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’ (The Independent. uk)
• 23-07 BP set for deep-water drilling off Libya (FT.com.uk)
• 22-07 Nick Clegg’s ‘illegal’ Iraq war gaffe prompts legal warning (Guardian.co.uk)
• 21-07 Thousands of security cameras to be installed throughout insecure Qatari capital (World Tribune.com.us)
• 20-07 Three days of fighting in north Yemen kills 49 (Arab news.com.sa)
• 19-07 Turkish FM Davutoğlu meets Hamas chief amid Israel row (Hürriyet.tr)
• 18-07 Top secret America (Washington post.us)
• 17-07 Emirates signed worth $ 13.9 billion for new aircraft and engines (Gulfnews.com.ua)
• 15-07 The World’s Happiest Countries (Forbes.com.us)
• 14-07 Libyan ship with Gaza aid arrives in Egyptian port (BBC.uk)
• 13-07 East Jerusalem homes demolished (BBC.uk)
• 06-07 BP ‘good value’ says leading Libyan oil executive (BBC.uk)
• 28-06 Skype’s MEA representative office to be located in Bahrain (Skype.com.uae)
• 25-06 Secret Agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabis in Tabuk (Ha’aretz.il)
• 24-06 Ban voices deep concern at municipal plan to demolish homes in East Jerusalem (UN News Centre)
• 23-06 Switzerland considered sending special forces into Libya to rescue citizens (Guardian.co.uk)
• 22-06 East Jerusalem Building Plan Advances (NY Times.us)
• 21-06 Egyptian security beat and detain dozens in latest protest against police brutality (FOX. news.us)
• 20-06 Israel drafting new list of goods banned from Gaza (Yahoo News.us)
• 19-06 Geert Wilders: Change Jordan’s name to Palestine (Ynetnews.il)
• 18-06 Gaza massacre activists threaten legal action in drive for inquiry over Israeli attack (Daily Record.uk)
• 17-06 Dutch euthanasia cases surge 13 per cent in a year – prompting inquiry into the law (Daily online.uk)
• 16-06 £3m ‘anti-terror’ CCTV cameras ‘set up to spy on Muslims’ to be covered (Metro.uk)
• 15-06 Assad warns of new war in Mideast (Press TV.ir)
• 14-06 King of Jordan accuses Israel of ‘underhand’ plot to thwart nuclear project (The Independent. uk)
• 13-06 Campaign to save the Arabic language in Lebanon (BBC.uk)
• 12-06 Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites (The Times.uk)
• 09-06 Former U.S. envoy favors talking to Hezbollah (Reuters.com)
• 08-06 UNHCR says ordered to close office in Libya (UNHCR.org)
• 07-06 Netanyahu rejects UN-led inquiry into aid ship shootings (The Independent. uk)
• 06-06 Israel flotilla raid needs international inquiry, says UN chief (Guardian.co.uk)
• 05-06 Israeli military forcibly stops aid boat to Gaza — again (ISM.org)
• 04-06 Under U.S. pressure, Netanyahu may ease Gaza siege (Ha’aretz.il)
• 03-06 At least 60 journalists were aboard flotilla, most still held (Repoerters Without Borders)
• 02-06 Western leaders are too cowardly to help save lives (The Independent. uk)
• 01-06 Deadly Israeli Raid on Aid Flotilla Draws Condemnation (NY Times.us)
• 31-05 UAE oil spill team on standby to assist in Gulf of Mexico cleanup (CNN.us)
• 30-05 Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran (The Times.uk)
• 29-05 Tomb of Ancient Egyptian mayor found near Cairo a century after it was lost (Daily mail.uk)
• 28-05 Nuclear treaty moves closer to disarmament (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 27-05 European Muslims’ Jewish friend, Job Cohen (NY Times.us)
• 26-05 West Bank road partially opened to Palestinian traffic (BBC.uk)
• 25-05 Australia Expels Israeli Official Over Dubai Killing (NY Times.us)
• 24-05 Iraqiya: Top Shiite Cleric Calls For Unity (CBS.us)
• 23-05 Crisis as East African states battle over control of Nile (Guardian.co.uk)
• 22-05 Qatar’s offer to help rebuild Gaza is snubbed by Netanyahu (The Independent. uk)
• 21-05 Saudi woman beats up morality policeman who quizzed her in public (The Times.uk)
• 20-05 Dubai World Reaches Deal With Key Creditors (VoA.us)
• 19-05 Saudi forces free 2 German girls abducted in Yemen (Yahoo News.us)
• 18-05 Arab-American Crowned Miss USA (VoA.com)
• 17-05 East Africa seeks more Nile water from Egypt (BBC news.uk)
• 16-05 Brazil, Qatar discuss Iran’s nuclear program (msnbc.us)
• 15-05 Dutch survivor of Libyan jet crash returns home (USATODAY.com)
• 14-05 Palestinian Youth Shot Dead in West Bank (NY Times.com)
• 13-05 Al-Qaeda in Yemen claim responsibility for attack on British ambassador (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 12-05 Libya air crash – cause unknown (rnw.nl)
• 11-05 US Support for Democracy Key to Improving Muslim Relations (VoA.com)
• 10-05 Palestinians and Israelis start talks (The Independent. uk)
• 09-05 US praises Israelis, Palestinians for positive atmosphere in 1st peace talks in more than year (FOX. news.us)
• 08-05 For the first time in the history of the Internet (ICANN), happened in Egypt
• 07-05 Arabic Language Public Diplomacy Spokesman Appointed in PM’s Bureau (Israel)
• 06-05 APNewsBreak: IAEA chief asks for help in opening Israel’s nuclear program to inspection (FOX. news)
• 05-05 Soldiers charged with using boy, 10, as human shield (The Independent. uk)
• 04-05 Netanyahu meets Mubarak ahead of new Mid-East talks (BBC news)
• 03-05 Somali rebels move into pirates’ den (Guardian.co.uk)
• 02-05 Arab League backs restart of Israeli-Palestinian talks (BBC news)
• 01-05 Iraq prime minister lashes out at rival (LA Times)
• 30-04 Barack Obama threatens to impose peace plan on Middle East (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 29-04 Ex-IAEA chief ElBaradei: I may run for Egypt presidency (CNN)
• 28-04 Israeli soldiers given minor reprimands over shooting of Palestinian civilians (The Independent. uk)
• 27-04 Gulf War battle reignites as Kuwait tries to freeze Iraqi Airways assets (The Times.uk)
• 26-04 British ambassador survives attack in Yemen (CNN)
• 25-04 Abbas calls on Obama to impose Mideast peace deal (Thetimes-tribune.com)
• 24-04 ISRAEL: Author fails to make it to Lebanon, but lawmakers are on their way to Libya (LA Times)
• 23-04 US envoy Mitchell meets Netanyahu in push to end rift (BBC news)
• 22-04 Benjamin Netanyahu defies Barack Obama’s demands over East Jerusalem (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 21-04 Reports of Scud missiles in Lebanon heighten tensions (The Independent. uk)
• 20-04 Lebanon dismisses Scud claims as ‘weapons of mass destruction’ scaremongering (The Times.uk)
• 19-04 Israel must repair rift with US, defence minister warns(Telegraph.co.uk)
• 18-04 Yemen oil security tightened, two suspects killed (Reuters.com)
• 17-04 A peaceful strategy for Palestinian independence (Guardian.co.uk)
• 16-04 Jordan protests to Israel over expulsions (CNN)
• 15-04 Israeli tourism advert uses picture of Occupied Territories (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 14-04 The Disintegration of Somalia: Will the Logic of Crisis Management Continue? (ARI)
• 13-04 Egypt says had no hand in Kuwait deportations (Yahoo News.com)
• 12-04 Fears military order may allow West Bank deportations (BBC news)
• 11-04 Israel shuts off water to Jordan Valley farms (ma’an news.net)
• 10-04 Iraqi Alliance Questions Vote Count in Election (NY Times.us)
• 09-04 Netanyahu ducks U.S. nuclear summit, fearing censure (Reuters.com)
• 08-04 Charity reveals ‘scorched earth’ Yemen images (The Independent. uk)
• 07-04 Egypt calls for antiquities unity (BBC news)
• 06-04 Q+A: Obama’s middle-path on limiting nuclear weapons (Reuters.com)
• 05-04 Saudi Arabia: Prominent Cleric Plans Jerusalem Visit (NY Times.us)
• 04-04 Egyptian security forces arrest publisher (Guardian.co.uk)
• 03-04 Dubai kissing couple face jail as appeal fails (CNN)
• 02-04 Multiple Israeli strikes hit Gaza (BBC news)
• 01-04 Sudan Opposition Renews Threat to Boycott Election (NY Times.us)
• 31-03 Arab states talk about human rights. Well, it’s a start (The Times.uk)
• 30-03 Israel allows first shipment in three years (The Independent. uk)
• 29-03 Swedish pension fund bans investment in Israeli company on ethical grounds (Ha’aretz.il)
• 28-03 The ‘Long War’ quagmire (Los Angeles Times)
• 27-03 EGYPT: Mubarak returns to Egypt after surgery (Los Angeles Times)
• 26-03 Israel Refuses to Halt Construction in East Jerusalem (VoA.com)
• 25-03 Five Arrested by IOF in Gaza (Relief Web)
• 24-03 ARAB WORLD: Britain’s booting of Israeli diplomat over Dubai passport scandal not enough (L. A. Times)
• 23-03 TUNISIA: Authorities give human rights group a taste of government repression (L. A. Times)
• 22-03 Clinton says Israel settlements obstacle to peace (Yahoo News.com)
• 21-03 Yemenizing African refugees through election cards (Relief Web)
• 20-03 Austrian developer saves The World after Dubai’s crash (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 18-03 Egypt: Women on the Bench (ARI)
• 17-03 Israel rejects U.S. calls to halt East Jerusalem plan (Los Angeles Times)
• 16-03 Beirut’s ‘Secularism March’ will Uphold Constitutional Rights (ARI)
• 11-03 US-Israeli relations hit new low over settlement plan (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 10-03 Israel shows what it really thinks (The Independent. uk)
• 09-03 Israel approves more construction in West Bank settlement (Guardian.co.uk)
• 08-03 As Ballots Are Tallied in Iraq, U.S. Calls Vote a Milestone (NY Times.us)
• 07-03 Egyptian government restores historic synagogue (CNN)
• 06-03 Egyptian president hands over power to Prime Minister (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 05-03 Jerusalem Mayor plans to raze Palestinian homes for tourist park (The Independent. uk)
• 04-03 Arab ministers back new Israel-Palestinian peace talks (BBC news)
• 03-03 Dubai police chief says to seek Netanyahu arrest (Reuters.com)
• 02-03 Dubai police chief: Mossad should be ‘ashamed’ over Hamas killing (Guardian.co.uk)
• 01-03 Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat plans to demolish Palestinian homes for park (The Times.uk)
• 28-02 Arab Olympic skier: Lebanon’s not just sand and desert (CNN)
• 27-02 Politiken settles Mohammed cartoon issue (POLITIKEN.DK)
• 26-02 Israel beset by diplomatic own goals (Financial Times.com)
• 25-02 Arab Olympic skier: Lebanon’s not just sand and desert (CNN)
• 24-02 Nobel winner Mohamed ElBaradei hints at running for Egyptian presidency (The Times.uk)
• 23-02 Sudan signs ceasefire deal with Darfur rebel group (BBC news)
• 22-02 Israel refuses to help Britain with inquiry into fake passports (The Independent. uk)
• 21-02 How I escaped Mossad’s clutches (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 20-02 Mossad ties are vital for the security of Britain (The Times.uk)
• 19-02 French fast food chain goes halal (The Independent. uk)
• 18-02 Iraq-Turkey railway link re-opens (BBC news)
• 17-02 The real faces of the crippled King Tutankhamunand and his incestuous parents (Daily mail.uk)
• 16-02 Israeli foreign minister shrugs off possibility of diplomatic row with Britain (Daily mail.uk)
• 15-02 Qaddafi, Angry With Swiss, Punishes Europe (FOX. news)
• 14-02 CSI Cairo: How science will solve the mystery of Tutankhamun (The Independent. uk)
• 13-02 Israel is accused of waging covert war across the Middle East (The Times.uk)
• 12-02 Iraq election campaign under way amid candidacy row (BBC news)
• 11-02 Yemen agrees ceasefire with northern rebels (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 10-02 Arab ambassador discovers bride is bearded and cross-eyed behind veil (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 09-02 Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri warns of Israel ‘threat’ (BBC news)
• 08-02 Swiss businessmen freed as Libya visa violations are quashed (The Times.uk)
• 04-02 Iraq overturns ban on election candidates ‘linked to Saddam’ (The Independent. uk)
• 03-02 Israeli commander: ‘We rewrote the rules of war for Gaza’ (The Independent. uk)
• 29-01 Lebanon-Israel border village fears being split in two (BBC news)
• 27-01 Medvedev and Abbas to “set their watches” (The Voice of Russia)
• 26-01 ‘Chemical Ali’ executed, Iraqi government spokesman says (CNN)
• 25-01 Yemeni Rebel Leader Wants Peace with Saudi Arabia (FOX. news)
• 24-01 Iraq war was illegal, top lawyer will tell Chilcot inquiry (The Observer.uk)
• 23-01 Head of bomb detector company arrested in fraud investigation (The Independent. uk)
• 22-01 Drancy : l’imam qui dit non à la burqa (Le Parisien.fr)
• 21-01 Obama admits US underestimated Israeli-Palestinian deadlock (Guardian.co.uk)
• 20-01 Eighty percent of Darfur conflict deaths due to disease (Reuters.com)
• 19-01 Far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders on trial for anti-Muslim stance (The Times.uk)
• 18-01 Israel ‘pushing aid groups out’ of Palestinian areas (The Times.uk)
• 17-01 FBI admits Photofit of Osama Bin Laden had Spanish features (Sunday Times.uk)
• 16-01 ‘Chemical Ali’ sentenced to death (Daily mail.uk)
• 15-01 Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt elects new leader (BBC news)
• 12-01 Dutch inquiry says Iraq war had no mandate (BBC news)
• 11-01 Israel criticises George Mitchell for comments on loan guarantees (The Times.uk)
• 10-01 Israeli airstrike kills 3 Palestinians (Reuters.com)
• 09-01 Israel to build barrier along Egypt frontier (NY Times.us)
• 08-01 Yemen’s president open to dialogue with al-Qaida (AP)
• 07-01 Darfur peace talks to resume in Doha: mediator (AFP)
• 06-01 Denmark rejects Sudan note (POLITIKEN.DK)
• 05-01 Israeli military cancels trip to Britain over arrest fears (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 02-01 Somali attacks Mohammed cartoonist (POLITIKEN.DK)
• 31-12 Smuggling fuels Gaza’s stalled economy (BBC news)
• 29-12 Netanyahu and Mubarak discuss peace process in Cairo (BBC news)
• 21-12 Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean (POLITIKEN.DK)
• 18-12 A Legacy of Regret for a Saudi Diplomat (NY Times.us)
• 17-12 Bleak outlook on settlements, but solutions can be found (The Times.uk)
• 16-12 Palestinian village caught amid Israel settlements (Yahoo News.com)
• 15-12 Hamas vows defiance on anniversary (Yahoo News.com)
• 14-12 British court issued Gaza arrest warrant for former Israeli minister Tzipi Livni (Guardian.co.uk)
• 12-12 Tony Blair admits: I would have invaded Iraq anyway (Guardian.co.uk)
• 11-12 Iraq oil development rights contracts awarded (BBC news)
• 10-12 Blackwater Linked to CIA Raids (Yahoo News.com)
• 09-12 Lebanon Vote Lets Hezbollah Keep Weapons (NY Times.us)
• 08-12 Doubts Over ‘Egypt’s Barrier On Gaza Border (Sky.com)
• 07-12 2009 Report on Human Rights in the Arab World (Sky.com)
• 06-12 Egypt to demand the Rosetta Stone from British Museum (The Times. uk)
• 03-12 Survey: global economic down turn has changed lettle about north american, European views of immegration (Transatlantic Trends)
• 02-12 Four Dubai banks have credit ratings cut (BBC news)
• 30-11 Israel ready to release 1,000 Palestinians for captive soldier (Guardian.co.uk)
• 29-11 Iraq Inquiry bombshell: Secret letter to reveal new Blair war lies (Daily mail.uk)
• 28-11 Abu Dhabi Will ‘Pick & Choose’ Help For Dubai (Sky.com)
• 27-11 UAE offers reserves in bid to calm markets (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 24-11 Jordan king dissolves parliament, calls election (reuters.com)
• 23-11 3 Clergymen Tell How Differences of Faith Led to Friendship (NY Times. us)
• 22-11 ‘Iraq war inquiry ‘won’t quiz Gordon Brown’: A travesty if PM escapes probe, critics claim (Daily mail.uk)
• 21-11 Iraq’s January Elections Face Near Certain Delay (NY Times. us)
• 06-09 Islamic search engine ImHalal filters out potentially sinful material (The Times. uk)
• 04-08 ‘Muslim Day’ for officers (The sun.co.uk)
• 03-08 La France “regrette” l’interdiction de vente du “Monde” au Maroc (le monde.fr)
• 01-08 Bankers Reaped Lavish Bonuses During Bailouts (NY Times. us)
• 31-07 Windowes 7 Ultimate cracked and activated with OEM master key (Neowin.net)
• 30-07 Microsoft and Yahoo! strike search deal to challenge Google’s dominance (Telegraph.co.uk)
• 29-07 Wireless Electricity Delivered Over Distance (WiTricity.com)
• 28-07 Dutch officials deny Israeli complaints over funding of leftist group (Ha’aretz.il)
• 27-07 A Rorschach Cheat Sheet on Wikipedia? (NY Times. us)
• 23-07 44 Are Charged in New Jersey-Focused Corruption Inquiry (NY Times. us)
• 21-07 Non-Muslims turning to Sharia courts to resolve civil disputes (The Times. uk)
• 20-07 Ten Saudis seek asylum after princess is allowed to stay (The Independent. uk)
• 13-07 Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project (NY Times.us)