Edward Said - The Last Interview (2004) - YouTube
RIP Edward Said
Quotes you never read before (unless you know Arabic ;p)
إن المحرض الأكبر للكتابة بعد الحب، هو استعصاء الفهم، وليس وفرته!
The greatest instigator of writing after love is a lack of - rather than an abundance of - understanding
Mohammed Hasan Alwan (born 1979) is a Saudi Arabian short story writer and novelist.He was born in Riyadh and studied Computer Information Systems at King Saud University, obtaining a bachelors degree in 2002. He also obtained an MBA from the University of Portland, Oregon in 2008.
A new Arabic word!!? 😳
So:
زٓمٓان [zaman] = time
مٓكـٓان [Makan] = Place / Space
& The newly coined word is:
زٓمٓكـٓان [ZaMakan] = time-space reality
Kano Ya Habibi - Fairouz (b. 1935)
This is an Arabic cover/adaptation of Polyushko-polye (the Russian Red Army Choir) from the 1974 Lebanese musical Lulu..
(On a side note, the Russians were very active culturally and religiously in the Levant in the 19th century and Russian was taught in schools in Palestine)
Wow! Look at it anyway you want, but in this life there IS such a thing as lesser evil & Idealism can be oppressive sometimes!!!
I’ll Make a Man Out of You [English Subtitles] - Arabic Version in Egyptian Dialect..
ساعات بنضطر نعمل غلطات صغيره نصلّح بيها غلطات اكبر
Sometimes we are compelled to commit minor wrongs to fix major ones
Ahmed Murad (b.1978) - A young Egyptian novelist; his first novel Vertigo (2007) [Not translated; this is the actual title in Arabic] was translated into English, Italian, and French and was adapted to TV in Ramadan 2012
إن الحكمة ليست من كبر السن ولكنه عطاء الله يعطيه من يشاء فإياك ودناءة الامور
Wisdom does not come with the advancing of age, but is a gift God bestows upon whoever is willing to have it, so beware of littleness in all things
Omar ibn al-Khattab (579-644) - one of the most powerful and influential Muslim caliphs in history & companion of prophet Muhammad. He was an expert Islamic jurist best known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the title Al-Faruq (“the one who distinguishes between right and wrong”). He is sometimes referred to as Umar I by historians of Islam, since a later Umayyad caliph, Umar II, also bore that name.
Anonymous asked: thank you so much, i'm getting it tattooed and i didn't wanted to get it wrong. thank you.
You are welcome .. Post a pic I’d love to see it !
But be creative with the calligraphy .. Don’t do some internet font type Arabic that’s boring and generic !!!!
Best of luck 💖
Amen to the note on creative calligraphy.. seriously some of the tattoos I saw online! soooo depressing!!!!!!!!
( PS. Follow warag-3nb! )
منذ تسعة عشر جيلاً و البشر يعبدون الضعف بشخص يسوع, و يسوع كان قوياً و لكنهم لا يفهمون معنى القوة الحقيقية
People have been worshiping the weakness in the person of Jesus Christ for nineteen generations.. Jesus Christ was strong, but they do not understand the meaning of True Strength
Jubran Khalil Jubran i.e. Gibran (1883 - 1931) a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer in both Arabic and English.. he best known for The Prophet written in English & later translated into Arabic
John Dryden Translation Competition
The British Comparative Literature Association organises a translation competition in memory of the first British poet laureate John Dryden (1631â1700), who was a literary critic, translator, and p…
CURRENTLY FANTASIZING ABOUT <3
Perfection *melts* <3
Can you suggest tumblrs dedicated to fairouz & the Rahbani brothers if there is any? how about featuring translated songs here?
Abu Al-Qasim Al-Shabi (1909 - 1934) - A Tunisian poet that was only 25 years old when he died after a long history of cardiac disorders. He is best known for his poem To the tyrants of the world which became a popular slogan chant during the 2011 Tunisian and subsequently Egyptian demonstrations. His poetry also deals extensively with the theme of Pain both physical -which he really suffered from - and psychological.
Trnaslated by M. M. Badawi
Prince Charles is currently on a visit to Saudi Arabia. While in Riyadh, the Prince of Wales participated in popular war dance, known as Arda, during the cultural festival Janadriya.
Source: Hola! (more pictures at the source!)
looks like a lot of fun!
Care to swap nationalities ya prince? :/
