On Arabisch.nu you will find (background) information for (coming) 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.

مـعـهـد الـعـربـيـة الآن: مَـعـهـد 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 الـمـعــهــد بـتـعـْريـف نـاطِـقـي الـهـولـنـديـة بـالـدول والـثـقـافـة الـعـربـيـة بـِمـوجَـب مُـقـتـضـيـات الـعـصـر ……

The Arabic language is a means of communication for nearly 330 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

• 10-03 Syria crisis: Kidnapped nuns released in prisoner deal (BBC.uk)
• 09-03 Lebanese Army Funding Gets International Boost (Defense News.com)
• 08-03 Netanyahu Says Israel Will Protect Settlements Over Its Borders (Bloomberg.com)
• 07-03 Tunisia lifts emergency rule in force since 2011 uprising (Khaleej Times.ae)
• 06-03 Qatar rejects calls by Gulf states to alter foreign policy (Gulf News.ae)
• 05-03 GULF AMBASSADORS PULLED FROM QATAR OVER ‘INTERFERENCE’ (brudirect.com)
• 04-03 “Cairo to strip thousands of Palestinians of citizenship” (The Times of israel.com)
• 03-03 Niger hands over Qaddafi’s son to Libya (Al Arabiya.net)
• 02-03 Trial of Egypt’s Morsi adjourned over request for new judges (Indianexpress.com)
• 01-03 OPCW refuses to confirm nature of besieged Syria weapons depot (TheNational.ae)

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• 28-02 Egypt’s PM bans bottled water, foregoes extra security convoy (Al Arabiya.net)
• 27-02 Israel’s Knesset debates proposal to enforce its sovereignty at Al-Aqsa Mosque – a move seen as ‘an extreme provocation to Muslims worldwide’ (independent.co.uk)
• 26-02 Syrian forces ‘kill 175 rebels’ (Talktalk.co.uk)
• 25-02 Government And Premier Of Egypt Quit In Abrupt Move (nytimes.com)
• 24-02 Syrian rebel, friend of al-Qaeda leader, killed by rival Islamists (washingtonpost.com)
• 23-02 Ailing Algeria president to seek 4th term (Boston.com)
• 22-02 Egypt’s ousted Mursi says jail-break trial is ‘void’ (reuters.com)
• 21-02 Israel mulls replacing al-Aqsa mosque (Press TV.ir)
• 20-02 Syrian rebel chief rebuffs his dismissal (Al Arabiya.net)
• 19-02 Saoedi-Arabië zet duizenden Somaliërs het land uit (IPSnews.be)
• 18-02 Egypt charges 2 “Israeli agents”, 2 Egyptians with spying (NNA.Lb)
• 17-02 Syria security risk a big problem for UK – Brokenshire (BBC.uk)
• 16-02 Lebanon gets coalition cabinet after 10 months (BBC.uk)
• 15-02 Exclusive: Syria on track to miss deadline to destroy chemical weapons (Reuters.com)
• 14-02 Egypt Military Chief Meets Putin, Portending Closer Ties With Russia (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 13-02 Egyptian Military Leader Travels to Meet With Putin in Moscow (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 12-02 Moscow, Cairo sign $2 billion weapons deal, financed by the Saudis, UAE (World Tribune.com)
• 11-02 The spectre of Srebrenica hangs over besieged Old City of Homs, warns William Hague (independent.co.uk)
• 10-02 600 evacuated from blockaded Syrian city of Homs (Boston.com)
• 09-02 Two Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip (LA Times.us)
• 08-02 Kerry lets Europe play the boycott card with Israel (AL-Monitor.com)
• 07-02 Syria Not Deliberately Stalling on Chemicals Removal: Official (nytimes.com)
• 06-02 US Army rocked by Iraq war recruitment fraud scheme (BBC.uk)
• 05-02 Syrian activists are being muzzled on Facebook (The Verge.com)
• 04-02 STL adjourns hearing session to tomorrow (NNA.gov.lb)
• 03-02 ‘Failed Palestinian peace talks will hit every Israeli in the pocket’ (independent.co.uk)
• 02-02 Egypt court adjourns Mursi trial over protester deaths (Torontosun.com)
• 01-02 At least 75 killed in Yemen violence (Al Arabiya.net)

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• 31-01 ‘Framework’ for Talks on Mideast in Progress (nytimes.com)
• 30-01 Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank (BBC.uk)
• 29-01 Mystery of the Great Pyramid Missing Capstone (Worldtruth.TV)
• 28-01 Abbas and Livni talk tough (MEPC.org)
• 27-01 Police in Egypt Release Detained US Citizen (abc news.us)
• 26-01 Kerry promises Palestinians an IDF-free state (Ynetnews.com.il)
• 25-01 Syria peace talks start on a surprisingly positive note (telegraph.co.uk)
• 24-01 Syrian government and rebels agree to face-to-face talks in Geneva (Guardian.uk)
• 23-01 Give Egypt some credit (USATODAY.com)
• 22-01 UAE jails 30 over ‘Muslim Brotherhood ties’ (BBC.uk)
• 21-01 UN withdraws Iran invitation to Geneva talks (BBC.uk)
• 20-01 Compulsory military service for UAE National men (Gulf News.ae)
• 19-01 Syrian opposition says to attend talks, backed by rebel fighters (Reuters.com)
• 18-01 John Kerry urges opposition to attend peace talks (independent.co.uk)
• 17-01 Lebanon May Become ‘Center’ of Arab World’s Sectarian Wars (world.time.com)
• 16-01 Saudi King Sees Egypt Too Big to Fail Under Friendly General (Bloomberg.com)
• 15-01 With Muslim Brotherhood crushed, Egypt sets sights on Hamas (Ynetnews.com.il)
• 14-01 U.S., Russia call for trust-building ahead of Syria talks, spar over whether to invite Iran (washingtonpost.com)
• 13-01 Syria’s civil war being fought with fighters high on drugs (telegraph.co.uk)
• 12-01 Egypt army chief al-Sisi ‘may run for president’ (BBC.uk)
• 11-01 Jordan Valley settlements hit by boycott campaign (Yahoo News.us)
• 10-01 Tunisia PM Ali Larayedh hands over to Mehdi Jomaa (BBC.uk)
• 09-01 Dutch Pension Manager Divests From Israeli Banks (abc news.us)
• 08-01 Sudan Denies Talking to South About Creating a Joint Force (nytimes.com)
• 07-01 Israel promotes 272 more settlement apartments (Boston.com)
• 06-01 RESIDENTS FLEE OCCUPIED FALLUJAH AMID ARMY BOMBARDMENT (brudirect.com)
• 05-01 Syrian opposition turns on al-Qaida-affiliated Isis jihadists near Aleppo (Guardian.uk)
• 04-01 US pressuring Egyptian army not to back al-Sisi in presidential election (JPost.com.il)
• 03-01 Iraq arrests Shi’ite militia commander – police sources (Today’s Zaman.tr)
• 02-01 Beirut blast kills at least five in Hezbollah stronghold (BBC.uk)
• 01-01 Syria misses deadline to remove chemical weapons (The Times Of India.com)

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2013

• 31-12 Lebanese army fires on Syrian helicopters ‘for violating airspace’ (independent.co.uk)
• 30-12 Saudi Arabia ‘to give Lebanon army $3bn grant’ (Guardian.uk)
• 29-12 Syria: David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg unite to appeal for end to suffering (Mirror.co.uk)
• 28-12 Iraq MP Ahmed al-Alwani arrested in deadly Ramadi raid (BBC.uk)
• 27-12 Senior aide to ex-PM Hariri killed as explosion shakes Lebanese capital (Indianexpress.com)
• 26-12 EGYPT’S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DECLARED ‘TERRORIST GROUP’ (brudirect.com)
• 25-12 Israel to announce settlement building despite pleas (telegraph.co.uk)
• 24-12 Egypt police HQ explosion: spokesman blames Muslim Brotherhood (Guardian.uk)
• 23-12 Iraq government release footage of air attack on ‘al-Qaeda base’ (telegraph.co.uk)
• 22-12 Appraising Ethiopia’s Saudi policy (Open Democracy.uk)
• 21-12 SYRIA CRISIS: ‘NO DEAL’ ON IRAN PRESENCE AT PEACE TALKS (brudirect.com)
• 20-12 Israel/Palestine: trapped by our own narratives? (Open Democracy.uk)
• 19-12 MOHAMMED MORSI FACES EGYPT TERRORISM CHARGES (brudirect.com)
• 18-12 The OPCW’s plan for destruction of Syrian chemical weapons (Indianexpress.com)
• 17-12 Number of foreign fighters in Syria nearly doubles (telegraph.co.uk)
• 16-12 Israeli troops shoot two Lebanese soldiers in border skirmish (Guardian.uk)
• 15-12 UAE Ports Company in Talks to Expand in US (abc news.us)
• 14-12 ‘Islamist rebels’ kill Adra civilians (BBC.uk)
• 13-12 BREAKING NEWS: U.S. drone strike hits wedding party killing 15 people, Yemeni officials say (Dailymail.co.uk)
• 12-12 US, Britain Halt Nonlethal Aid in Northern Syria (abc news.us)
• 11-12 SYRIAN ARMY SECURES DAMASCUS-HOMS MOTORWAY (brudirect.com)
• 10-12 UK government issues warning over doing business with Israeli settlements (Guardian.uk)
• 09-12 Syria’s chemical weapons will be dumped into the Mediterranean Sea (Green Prophet.il)
• 08-12 Bahrain warns: ‘Schizophrenic’ US foreign policy pushing Arab states toward Russia (telegraph.co.uk)
• 07-12 Al-Qa’ida claims Yemen attack after 52 killed (independent.co.uk)
• 06-12 Deadly attacks hit Yemen defence ministry in Sanaa (BBC.uk)
• 05-12 Hizballah’s War of Shadows with Saudi Arabia Comes Into the Light (world.time.com)
• 04-12 Hizballah Commander Killed Outside Home in Lebanon (independent.co.uk)
• 03-12 Israel says returns fire into Syria on occupied Golan Heights (Yahoo News.us)
• 02-12 Egypt’s constitution panel approves remaining articles (ahram.org.eg)
• 01-12 Syria dispatch: from band of brothers to princes of war (telegraph.co.uk)

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• 30-11 US offers to assist destruction of Syria’s chemical weapon stocks (Guardian.uk)
• 29-11 Syrian chemical arms ‘to be destroyed on US Navy ship’ (BBC.uk)
• 28-11 Report: Egypt breaks up Mossad spy ring (JPost.com.il)
• 27-11 SYRIA CONFLICT: GENEVA PEACE TALKS ‘BEST CHANCE’ – US (brudirect.com)
• 26-11 Fighting near Damascus kills 72 rebels, troops: NGO (The Times Of India.com)
• 25-11 Syria: Islamist rebels say seize crucial oilfield from Assad forces (Indianexpress.com)
• 24-11 Egypt dismisses Turkish ambassador (Dailynewsegypt.eg)
• 23-11 Sources: U.S. has been conducting secret dialogue with Hizbullah (worldtribune.com)
• 22-11 Morocco and the United States sign a bilateral agreement on trade facilitation (Moroccoworldnews.com)
• 21-11 An Apolitical Virus: Strife Fuels Polio’s Return to Middle East (spiegel.de)
• 20-11 Series of bombs, attacks kills 33 in Iraq (Indianexpress.com)
• 19-11 TOP SYRIAN REBEL COMMANDER ABDUL QADIR AL-SALEH DIES (brudirect.com)
• 18-11 USA adjures control over restless Libya (Libyaindependent.com)
• 17-11 Syria, Russia to Discuss Peace Conference on Monday (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 16-11 Amnesty report on Qatar exposes ‘grim’ abuse of migrant workers (Guardian.uk)
• 15-11 Foreign Minister: Egypt Not Replacing U.S. with Russia as Top Ally (world.time.com)
• 14-11 Lebanese Black Market: Syrian Refugees Sell Organs to Survive (spiegel.de)
• 13-11 Egypt ends state of emergency upon court ruling (ahram.org.eg)
• 12-11 British-educated woman becomes first female spokesman for Hamas (telegraph.co.uk)
• 11-11 Syrian National Coalition agrees Geneva talks position (BBC.uk)
• 10-11 Libya’s Constituent Assembly: light at the end of the tunnel? (Open Democracy.uk)
• 09-11 Syrian Opposition Positive About Informal Peace Talks, Ministry Says (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 08-11 Pakistan ‘ready to deliver nuclear weapons to Saudi Arabia’ (telegraph.co.uk)
• 07-11 Yasser Arafat ‘may have been poisoned with polonium’ (BBC.uk)
• 06-11 Cyprus: the home of British/American Internet surveillance in the Middle East (Espresso.repubblica.it)
• 05-11 Saudi foreign minister, Kerry patch over relations (Yahoo News.us)
• 04-11 Israel builds again 1.859 homes in occupied territory (peacenow.org.il)
• 03-11 Israel ‘furious’ with White House for leak on Syria strike (timesofisrael.com.il)
• 02-11 Ramy Ashour goes it alone as world No1 seeking 50th victory running (Guardian.uk)
• 01-11 Israeli warplanes attack military base in Syria (independent.co.uk)

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• 31-10 Syria’s chemical weapons production equipment is destroyed, watchdog says (independent.co.uk)
• 30-10 Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of deal for peace talks (telegraph.co.uk)
• 29-10 David Cameron to unveil plans for £200m Islamic bond (Guardian.uk)
• 28-10 Israel, Palestinians Set Mutually Unacceptable Peace Conditions (israeltoday.co.il)
• 27-10 Al Maktoum International opens to passengers (Gulf News.ae)
• 26-10 Saudi women defy driving ban despite govt. threats (Press TV.ir)
• 25-10 Turkey on Defensive Over Hamas (Almonitor.Lb)
• 24-10 Syria releases 61 female prisoners (talktalk.co.uk)
• 23-10  شــَـــبــَــكــَــة  Arabic for “web/network” Registry: International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd (ICANN.org)
• 22-10 There won’t be peace in Syria so long as Britain is backing the rebels (telegraph.co.uk)
• 21-10 Libya security chief boasts he ‘arrested’ PM Ali Zeidan (The Times Of India.com)
• 20-10 Arab League Chief Says Syria Peace Talks Set for Nov. 23 (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 19-10 Syrian rebels free kidnapped Lebanese pilgrims (telegraph.co.uk)
• 18-10 Saudi Arabia Rejects Seat on UN Security Council (abc news.us)
• 17-10 Egypt’s army chief rides wave of popularity towards presidency (Guardian.uk)
• 16-10 Tunisia security forces kill nine ‘Islamists’ (BBC.uk)
• 15-10 Saudi Arabia, UAE Seek $10.8 Billion in US Weapons (abc news.us)
• 14-10 New report says Syrian rebels committed war crimes (Indianexpress.com)
• 13-10 Egypt Not Expected to Be Hit Hard by US Aid Cuts (abc news.us)
• 12-10 Syria rebels executed civilians, says Human Rights Watch (BBC.uk)
• 11-10 Israel hopes US aid cut to Egypt won’t harm peace (Yahoo News.us)
• 10-10 Inspectors in Syria may need cease-fires to reach chemical weapons (LA Times.us)
• 09-10 Obama’s Partial Aid Suspension Unlikely to Influence Egypt (The Daily Beast.com)
• 08-10 Settler Rampage Forces Palestinian School Lockdown (abc news.us)
• 07-10 Syria Chemical Weapons Mission Stengthened (boltedmedia.com)
• 06-10 Kuwait Considering Ban On Gays Entering The Country (B_UZZF_EED.com)
• 05-10 Former Joint Chiefs chairman: Obama plotted to destabilize regimes in Bahrain, Egypt (worldtribune.com)
• 04-10 Iraq still using bogus bomb detectors – and thousands pay the price (independent.co.uk)
• 03-10 Hamas authorities execute a man in Gaza (B’Tselem.com.il)
• 02-10 Amid Rare Unity, UN Security Council Mulls Action on Syria Aid (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 01-10 Almost 1,000 Iraqis killed in September (independent.co.uk)

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• 30-09 White House Takes Exception to Putin’s Syria Op-Ed (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 29-09 How Turkey blew its chance to lead this troubled region (independent.co.uk)
• 28-09 Egypt says transition to end by next spring (Al_Jazeera.com)
• 25-09 Syria: Peace talks bite the dust, rebels and Islamists clash over territory (Indianexpress.com)
• 24-09 Assad Says Syria Will Allow Access to Chemical Sites (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 23-09 Gas missiles ‘were not sold to Syria’ (independent.co.uk)
• 17-09 Obama clears way for non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels (Indianexpress.com)
• 16-09 Obama defends Geneva chemical weapons deal as Syria claims ‘victory’ (independent.co.uk)
• 13-09 Suddenly in a hole on Syria, Obama got lucky with a way out (independent.co.uk)
• 12-09 What Does The Syria Deal Mean For Israel? (B_UZZF_EED.com)
• 11-09 Syria wants to join chemical weapons ban treaty, foreign minister says (The Times Of India.com)
• 10-09 US, Russia clash over terms of deal on Syria chemical weapons (Guardian.uk)
• 09-09 Assad warns US it will ‘pay the price’ if threatened missile strikes happen (independent.co.uk)
• 08-09 Egypt army launches offevsive against sinai militant’s (brudirect.com)
• 07-09 No attack on Syria, no matter what, say voters (telegraph.co.uk)
• 05-09 Egypt interim leader defends Morsi ouster (Indianexpress.com)
• 04-09 U.N. chief says only Security Council can order airstrikes on Syria (LA Times.us)
• 03-09 Syria crisis: Calls for second UK vote rejected (BBC.uk)
• 02-09 US aircraft carrier heading to Red Sea to support possible strike against Syria (telegraph.co.uk)
• 01-09 Polls: Israelis want US, Europe to attack Syria, but against IDF intervention (JPost.com.il)

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• 31-08 Snowden Document: NSA Spied On Al Jazeera Communications, and the French Foreign Ministry (Spiegel.de)
• 30-08 Egyptian cabinet approves $3.2 bln economic stimulus plan (Todag’s Zaman.com.tr)
• 29-08 Russia to Send Ships to Mediterranean (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 28-08 Syria civil war: Pope and Jordan’s King Abdullah say dialogue the ‘only option’ (independent.co.uk)
• 27-08 US ready to launch Syria strike, says Chuck Hagel (BBC.uk)
• 26-08 US military intervention in Syria will fail like all its previous wars: Bashar al-Assad (Indianexpress.com)
• 25-08 Egypt: Hosni Mubarak appears to face murder charges of pro-democracy supporters (Indianexpress.com)
• 19-08 Egypt turmoil deepens as militants kill 25 policemen in Sinai (Indianexpress.com)
• 13-08 Americans Disapprove of U.S. Decision to Arm Syrian Rebels (Gallup.com)
• 12-08 Does Middle-East peace process matter? (BBC.uk)
• 02-08 Egypt’s Morsi supporters reject army demands to end Cairo sit-in protests (telegraph.co.uk)
• 01-08 Middle East peace process hits stumbling block as Israel ‘considers new West Bank building project’ (independent.co.uk)

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• 31-07 Mideast Peace Talks Get New Lease on Life (ipsnews.net)
• 30-07 Egypt sides defiant as EU envoy seeks compromise (Yahoo News.us)
• 29-07 Saudi Arabia to build $22bn Riyadh metro (BBC.uk)
• 28-07 Syria devastation in pictures: Flattened buildings of Khalidiya as Assad’s army retakes neighbourhood (Mirror.co.uk)
• 27-07 Revolution Redux: Political Stability Eludes Polarized Egypt (Spiegel.de)
• 26-07 Egypt minister: pro-Morsi protetesters to be dispered (brudirect.com)
• 25-07 Tunisia faces strike after opposition’s Brahmi assassinated (Indianexpress.com)
• 24-07 Egypt unrest: US delays delivery of F-16 jets (brudirect.com)
• 23-07 Kuwait to vote in lacklustre poll as disputes prevail (Indianexpress.com)
• 22-07 Egyptian Politician: ‘The Brotherhood Knows the End Is Coming’ (Spiegel.de)
• 21-07 Israel’s Netanyahu says talks with Palestinians ‘vital’ (brudirect.com)
• 19-07 OP-ED: Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Exclusion Breeds Radicalism (ipsnews.net)
• 18-07 Palestinians undecided on Kerry peace talks plan (brudirect.com)
• 17-07 Forget legitimacy: the Egyptian Army’s intervention has come at the expense of trust (Open Democracy.uk)
• 16-07 Anger in Israel: EU Issues Disputed Settlement Guidelines (Spiegel.de)
• 15-07 On the Moroccan Tamarod movement (Open Democracy.uk)
• 14-07 How did Tamarrod topple the Muslim Brotherhood? (Open Democracy.uk)
• 11-07 Saudi to Bahrain rail bridge study under way (Gulf News.AE)
• 09-07 The Egyptian crisis and its regional effects (Open Democracy.uk)
• 03-07 Egyptian Lawyer and Women’s Rights Advocate Wins RFK Award (ipsnews.net)

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