This year, Eastern Orthodox Easter and Western Easter falls on the same Sunday. This got me thinking about holidays and dates, the subject of this week's article...
Albert Hourani's A History of the Arab Peoples - a Review
My review of Albert Hourani's excellent history of the Arabs.Read it here
Word of the Week
| Please | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | men fahlicka(to a male) men fahlickie (to a female) | من قضلك |
| French | see voo play | S'il vous plaît |
| Hebrew | be-vah-kah-sha | בְּבַקָּשָׁה |
| Pashto | hela | هيله |
| Persian | lot(h)fan | لطفاً |
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