We were the outliers: my mother was the only Western woman (khawagayya, in Egyptian Arabic) to have married into the family, and… — Shereen El Feki Copy Share Image
“Assad whistled a few notes of one of his native country's melancholic songs. It sounded as though he was whistling backwards” — Jussi Adler-Olsen Copy Share Image
“Fuck the Bureau! Their entire outfit is half the size of the NYPD. I've got more officers who speak Arabic in one… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
Pomegranate molasses is ubiquitous in Arabic cooking: it's sweet, sour and adds depth. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful. — Hakeem Olajuwon Copy Share Image
I do believe, given the heritage of Al Jazeera itself in Arabic and in English, I think Al Jazeera will succeed in… — Wadah Khanfar Copy Share Image
Growing up, I came to love Egypt and respect Islam, but I never thought to go beyond the surface. Back in Canada,… — Shereen El Feki Copy Share Image
“Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine' -the Wisdom of our Creed is revealed through these words - 'We work in the… — Oliver Bowden Copy Share Image
“No blasphemy harms Islam and Muslims so much as the call for murdering a writer” — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
We have Al Jazeera Arabic news, Al Jazeera English news, of course; we have three sports channels, and we have Al Jazeera… — Wadah Khanfar Copy Share Image
The international media concentrates on the famous, the big names. Al Jazeera goes to the margins, investigates stories that are still developing… — Wadah Khanfar Copy Share Image
I made French films and other films and a lot of Arabic films, but what I like is English for myself. — Omar Sharif Copy Share Image
Arabic is very twisting, very beautiful. The call to prayer is quite haunting; it almost makes you a believer on the spot. — John Updike Copy Share Image
Foreigners who speak Arabic in the Middle East are often assumed to be working for the C.I.A. or Israel's intelligence agency, the… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
I actually speak fluent English and Spanish and... I dabble in a couple of languages, but I'm not fluent in German, Russian… — Cote de Pablo Copy Share Image
“Thank you,’ I answered, unsure of the proper American response to her gracious enthusiasm. In the Arab world, gratitude is a language… — Susan Abulhawa Copy Share Image
It is my great good luck the words I use are English words, which means I live in a very old nation… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
I learned French in Tunis, along with Arabic. I also learned French history. I knew the entire history of the kings of… — Azzedine Alaia Copy Share Image
“Assad: 'I have written it just down here.' He Pointed to a number of Arabic symbols that could just as well have… — Jussi Adler-Olsen Copy Share Image
I grew up in St. Louis in a tiny house full of large music - Mahalia Jackson and Marian Anderson singing majestically… — Naomi Shihab Nye Copy Share Image
“POEM FOR SOUKAÏNA” **** To tell of my new Moroccan Love, Ô, I court her everyday. But just as a pearl in… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
