More Treasures of Covid Culture

مساء الخير يا طلاب

آمل أن تكون أيامكم مشمسة ومليئة براحة. الآن في الباحة وراء البيت ولدي الصغير يفر بكل السرعة من بنت خالته التي تطارده بمكنسة في يدها. اليوم أردت أن أقدم لكم مصدر إضافي مفيد جدا حيث تستطيعون أن تتعلموا عن مواضيع ثقافية عربية

Good afternoon, students,

I hope your days are sunny and full of relaxation. Right now in the back yard, my little son is fleeing with all speed from his cousin, who is chasing him with a rake in her hand. I wanted to introduce you today to an additional very useful resource where you can learn about Arab cultural topics:

The Ajam Media Collective 

مرة ثانية أذكر أنّ الموقع على الفوق يحتوي على الكثير خارج المعلومات التي ترونها في الرابط فاستكشفوه كما تحبوا. لكن أنصحكم على تمضية بعض الوقت في استماع إلى الأغاني الشعبية العربية التي تتعلق بأزمة الكورونا وتخلي بعضها . تترسخ برؤوسكم. كو كو كو كو كورونا

Once again I'll mention that the website above contains a lot more outside the information that you see from the link, so explore it as you like. But I recommend that you spend some time listening to the Arabic pop songs relevant to the COVID crisis, and let them get stuck in your heads! Co-co-co-co-corona...

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