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 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

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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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• 28-06 Palestinians mull ‘economic peace’ plan (BBC.uk)
• 26-06 World exclusive: McDonald’s faces boycott for refusing to sell Big Macs in the West Bank (The Independent.uk)
• 25-06 Saudi minister pledges aid for Syrian rebels facing ‘genocide’; Kerry more circumspect (washingtonpost.com)
• 24-06 Sunni Militants Fight Lebanese Army as Sectarian Tensions Flare (Time.com)
• 23-06 Saudi officially changes weekend to Fri-Sat (arabianbusiness.com)
• 22-06 900 U.S. troops shielding Jordan from Syrian civil war threats (WT.us)
• 21-06 U.S. soldiers set to deploy to Egypt at a tense time (WT.us)
• 17-06 Tunisians Lose Confidence in Government (Gallup.com)
• 16-06 Egypt to cut off diplomatic relations with Syria (BBC.uk)
• 15-06 World exclusive: Iran will send 4,000 troops to aid Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria (The Independent.uk)

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• 31-05 Russian, US, UN officials to meet on Syria on June 5 (Today’s Zaman.tr)
• 30-05 Assad: Syria will respond to future Israeli strike (Today’s Zaman.tr)
• 27-05 EU divided on issue of Syria arms embargo (The Independent.uk)
• 24-05 Syria’s Assad regime agrees to attend first peace conference with rebels (The Independent.uk)
• 18-05 Bashar al-Assad says Syria peace talks doomed (Telegraph.uk)
• 17-05 KFC smuggled into Gaza from Egypt through underground tunnels (telegraph.co.uk)
• 16-05 EU to block arming of Syrian rebels (Telegraph.uk)
• 04-05 Israel launches airstrike into Syria (indianexpress.com)

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• 18-04 Brahimi: Arab League impedes peace process in Syria (Middle East Online.com)
• 17-04 U.S. Troops To Redeploy After Morocco Cancels War Games (DefenseNews.us)
• 16-04 Erdogan says to visit Gaza at the end of May (Ghaleej Times.ae)
• 15-04 Hezbollah-backed Lebanese Shiites fight in Syria (Yahoo News.us)
• 14-04 Salaam Fayyad resigns as Palestinian Prime Minister (Telegraph.uk)
• 13-04 ’5,500 foreigners fighting in Syria’ (The Times Of India.com)
• 12-04 President Bashir orders South Sudan border to be opened (BBC.uk)
• 11-04 Egyptian doctors ‘ordered to operate on protesters without anaesthetic’ (Guardian.uk)
• 10-04 Saudi Arabia registers first female lawyer (Gulf News.AE)
• 09-04 Egypt: Pope Tawadros rebukes Morsi over Cathedral clash (BBC.uk)
• 08-04 Cairo Clashes At St Mark’s Coptic Cathedral After Funerals (brudirect.com)
• 07-04 Tony Blair and Iraq: The damning evidence (The Independent. uk)
• 06-04 Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims merger with Syria’s Jabhat al-Nusra (Telegraph.uk)
• 05-04 Hundreds of Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces at funeral of prisoner Abu Hamdiyeh (The Independent. uk)
• 04-04 Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes (indianexpress.com)
• 03-04 Syria becoming new cradle for foreign extremists, research warns (Telegraph.uk)
• 02-04 Egypt denies Hamas man wanted over border attack (France 24.fr)

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• 28-03 Syria’s women refugees fear rape and sham marriages (Channel4.com.uk)
• 25-03 Kerry to press Iraq to stop Iran arms flow to Syria (Ha’aretz.il)
• 24-03 Moaz al-Khatib’s resignation plunges Syrian opposition into chaos (Guardian.uk)
• 23-03 Syria chemical weapons: finger pointed at jihadists (Telegraph.uk)
• 22-03 Lebanon’s government collapses as Miqati cabinet resigns (Guardian.uk)
• 21-03 Barack Obama: Israeli settlement activity not constructive to peace (Guardian.uk)
• 20-03 UN investigates possible use of chemical weapons in Syria (The Independent. uk)
• 19-03 Hans Blix: Iraq War was a terrible mistake and violation of U.N. charter (CNN.us)
• 12-03 World Bank: Israel Limits Harm Palestinian Economy (abc news.us)
• 11-03  Battle over Syria’s Aleppo airport intensifies (The Miami Herald.com.us)
• 09-03 Celebrating International Women’s Day in the Middle East (Green Prophet.il)
• 08-03 Netherlands recommends labeling settlement goods (timesofisrael.com.il)
• 03-03 Kerry urges Egyptian economic reform on Cairo trip (nbcnews.us)
• 02-03 Syria, Iran say Assad to remain in power till 2014 (Boston.com)
• 01-03 Syria crisis: European countries expected to start arming rebels (Guardian.uk)

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• 28-02 Britain can give military support to Syrian rebels after EU changes (The Independent. uk)
• 27-02 Guardian readers: Iraq war was not justified (Guardian.uk)
• 26-02 Syrian government ready for unconditional talks with rebels (The Majalla.com.sa)
• 25-02 Palestinian who died in Israeli jail ‘was tortured’ (Telegraph.uk)
• 24-02 Palestinian prisoner death triggers West Bank protests (LA Times.us)
• 23-02 President Morsi calls for Egypt polls to douse protest fire (The Times Of India.com)
• 22-02 UK to train Lebanese troops amid fears of Syria overspill (The Independent. uk)
• 21-02 Syria Conflict: ‘Civilians Killed’ By Aleppo Rockets (brudirect.com)
• 20-02 Saudi Arabia king swears in first women on Shura Council (BBC.uk)
• 19-02 Three British men ‘tortured’ by police in Dubai (Telegraph.uk)
• 18-02 Now faster, hassle-free UAE visas for tourists (Gulf News.AE)
• 17-02 Israeli soldier posts Instagram image of Palestinian child in crosshairs of rifle (Guardian.uk)
• 16-02 Let Tunisia build a democracy, free from French interference (Guardian.uk)
• 08-02 Saudi varsity students develops drone (Indianexpress.com)
• 07-02 CIA operates secret drone base in Saudi Arabia (Gulf News.ae)
• 06-02 Tunisia PM to Dissolve Government Amid Crisis (IPS.net)
• 05-02 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flies into trouble in Egypt as ally is arrested in Tehran (The Independent. uk)
• 04-02 Syrian situation obliged opposition to accept talks with regime: Khatib (Al Arabiya News)
• 03-02 Egypt: on glorifying violence (Open Democracy.uk)

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• 31-01 Uncomfortable Visit: Morsi to Face Tough Questions in Berlin (Spiegel.de)
• 30-01 Syria ‘confirms’ Israeli air strike but disputes target (BBC.uk)
• 29-01 Bahrain pledges $10m for Mali (Gulf News.ae)
• 28-01 Cameron arrives in Algeria to offer British security support in battle against Al-Qaeda (Dailymail.co.uk)
• 27-01 Egypt Faces ‘Mubarak-Like’ Morsi (IPS.net)
• 26-01 Palestinians warn new Israeli government over settlements (The Times Of India.com)
• 25-01 US Sending $10 Million in New Aid to Syria (abc news.us)
• 24-01 Syria Evacuation Could Prove Risky (The Moscow Times.com.Ru)
• 23-01 Syria calls on dissidents, refugees to return home (Boston.com)
• 22-01 Decoy Maneuvers Near Syria (The Moscow Times.com.ru)
• 21-01 ‘Lion of the Desert’: Ex-Partner of Germany Leads Malian Islamists (Spiegel.de)
• 20-01 Algeria siege: 37 foreigners died, PM says (BBC.uk)
• 19-01 US, Somalia launch new era of diplomatic ties (Gulf News.ae)
• 18-01 Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclear (my Earth Link)
• 17-01 Egypt’s Morsi tries to defuse flap over Jews slur (Yahoo News.us)
• 16-01  France faces multifront campaign in Africa (The Daily Star.lb)
• 15-01 Britain and France ‘spearheading new Middle East peace plan’ (Telegraph.uk)
• 14-01 EU Head: Egypt Must Guarantee Freedom for Recovery (abc news.us)
• 13-01 France rolls out big gun for UAE energy summit (The National.ae)
• 12-01 President Morsi Urges Unity for Palestine (Almonitor.Lb)
• 11-01 Saudi women appointed to Shura (Gulf News.ae)
• 10-01 Palestinian protest on land assigned for E1 settlement (BBC.uk)
• 09-01 Libyan revolution casualties lower than expected, says new government (Guardian.uk)
• 08-01 Egypt Talking to IMF Again About Crucial Loan (abc news.us)
• 07-01 Libyan president says he survived attack (Boston.com)
• 06-01 Bahrain rejects jailed opposition activists’ appeal (BBC.uk)
• 05-01 Soldier fires at stone-throwing teens who posed no threat, injuring one (B’ Tselem.il)
• 04-01 Sounds of hope and light (vimeo)
• 03-01 Shiites flood Iraq shrine city for mourning rituals (Indianexpress.com)
• 02-01 Syria Unrest Has Killed 60,000, Says UN (brudirect.com)
• 01-01 Qaboos launches a book on Royal Cavalry (Gulf News.ae)

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