🇬🇧 diplomat in Rome. Previously Baghdad, Beirut, Amman. My book “Thirteen Ways to Make a Plural: Preparing to Learn Arabic” available here👇
London, England
Joined October 2009
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A gem!
"If you’re contemplating learning Arabic, this gem, written by a British diplomat, is a must."—AramcoWorld bit.ly/3oyzT6d
'Thirteen Ways to Make a Plural: Preparing to Learn Arabic' by @jacobhalpin (@AUCPress, 2021)
#learnArabic #prepare #optimallearning #book
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Of the 30 hottest days ever recorded, no fewer than 21 have occurred THIS MONTH. Temperatures in July 2023 could well be the highest for 120,000 years. This story is the lead on the BBC website, 7th on The Times, 69th on The Daily Mail, & hasn’t yet been mentioned by The Sun.
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Traveling to Beirut in search of books was a wonderful experience. I have written a bookstore itinerary for others who may be interested: medium.com/@m.mehdi.ali427/b…
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Tears in my eyes as I listen to the last broadcast by @BBCArabic, closing down after 85 years. It meant so much to so many people here over the decades. Now the airwaves are dead. End of an era.
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For 1000 years, Arabic was the primary international language of commerce, scholarship & politics, much as English is today. Over the centuries, English adopted many words that were borrowed directly from Arabic
For Arabic Language Day, here are 20 words with Arabic origins…
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Cabinet ministers sacking permanent secretaries on their 1st day in office is unwise & unconstitutional but the government has discovered it can do what it wants with the civil service, which has no power to resist. The retired complain, but so what? Parliament needs to act.
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Over the past years @UKCivilService has been attacked and maligned by certain government ministers. Over the past 24 hours they have literally held the administration of our country together & are currently sorting out this mess. Thank you.
The Russian invasion is providing a lesson in geopolitics for those in the UK who in recent years sought to play down the importance of Europe for British interests.
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Solidarity with Ukrainians from Syrians in Idlib, also under attack by Russia.
Mural painted on the rubble of homes destroyed by Assad and Putin by artist Aziz Asmar.
#standwithukraine teapawt.net/TheSyriaCmpgn/status/1…
@annedaly19 @RonanLTynan @Marcnelsonart
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The paper that we handed from the Syrian regime says
It is on this day 22clock,1,15, 2013 that my brothers Majd, AbdAlSattar died,they were executed in Sednaya Prison,their accusation was gave flowers, water from the regime soldiers who were suppressing
peaceful demonstrations
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Masterly shot of the Lamb House, a famous #Beirut restaurant, on a winter night. Edward Hopper lives on.
By @Tariq_Keblaoui.
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Learn ten Arabic words with ease!
Nearly every word in #Arabic is based on a three-letter root that represents a general meaning or concept, with dozens of words related to its meaning. Explore the relationship between the words "world," "knowledge," and "to teach" below.
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Thinking of #learning #Arabic on #WorldArabicLanguageDay?
Here are 2 books to really inspire you!
@zora's 'All Stragers are Kin' (AUCPress, 2018) and @jacobhalpin's 'Thirteen Ways to Make a Plural' (AUC Press, 2020)
Well said. I’d add that the pace & pressure of crisis work means it is inevitably messy and imperfect. Scrutiny is important and there will always be lessons to learn, but this reality needs to be recognised - as well as the impact of long-term understaffing on crisis response.
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A classic: Confessions of a lifelong learner of Arabic
How do you manage to motivate yourself to keep on learning Arabic? Marco Rateitschak is a lifelong learner of Arabic and shares his experience.
arabic-for-nerds.com/lifelon…
After some advice on starting out with #Arabic? My blog with @fi3m dispels some myths, helps you figure out which kind of Arabic is best for you, and offers tips to get you moving in the right direction.
@AUCPress #languagelearning #learnArabic
fluentin3months.com/learn-ar…
