Taha Hussein " The Days" : قصة الايام عن حياة طه حسين Weekly Arabic conversation

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Every Thursday 6 PM PDT 8 PM CST or 9 pm EST

We start with introductions and conversation and select various activities to vary the pace a bit.
We have started to explore the autobiography of Taha Hussein, an influential Egyptian writer who grew up blind in a village in Southern Egypt and went on to get Phds at the Sorbonne and became Egypt's Minister of Education and at the forefront of movements for social justice. Here are some resources:
https://youtu.be/OoDdZBSH18Y?si=VONE8eNobtBuMWbJ BIographical podcast from Transit Station, an excellent resource.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C3JW_k5ohesvoNiE1cJrJk2FI2tP_Rbu/view?usp=drive_link Transcript of above
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_vj29ovCpwje2H-8jIQArpQW5sWGNPR/view?usp=drive_link Arabic Text of book one
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K6RP-ZoTZ-Ay4focYqKtAuW2Tu8x-jeC/view?usp=drive_link First part of a text for students of Arabic with some introductions in English and vocabulary by David Dimeo.
https://youtu.be/BGxJZqWN0jY?si=dauXfpSBkdF_G1DK Youtube book reading with cartoon background that helps with context. Functions like an audiobook.

We are open to suggestions for what to read or do during future groups.

Various people show up every week, from relative newcomers to native speakers. Our goal is to develop a regular group of people at a lower intermediate level and above who can have a basic conversation ( even if not fully fluent). We are supportive and can help if you have difficulty getting an idea across.

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