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Episodes
44 episodes
Episode 31: Series on Islam and Trade in the Malay Archipelago. Part 1 - Who are the Austronesians?
This episode begins a three-part series on Islam and trade in the Malay Archipelago.Before we can understand how Islam spread through Southeast Asia, we first need to understand the people who inhabited the region long before its arrival...
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Episode 31
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Episode 30: Introduction to a Three Part Series on Islam and Trade in the Malay Archipelago
This is an introduction to a three-part series on Islam and Trade in the Malay Archipelago with my other podcast: Muslim Money with Dr Imran LumBefore...
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Episode 30
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 29: Lifelong Arabic learning. A conversation with my mum Dr Rokkiah Tawi
This has got to be one of my favourite episodes, because I got to chat with my beautiful mum Dr Rokkiah Tawi about her lifelong passion for learning Arabic. Like a true Asian mum, she forced me to learn Arabic, until I loved it. In this episode...
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Episode 29
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Intermediate Episode 13: Want to Study Arabic in Morocco? My sister Melati shares her experience in Arabic!
My sis Melati and her husband recently came back from studying Arabic in Rabat, Morocco at the Mimbar Institute. She shares her experience in Arabic! #Arabic #learnarabic #arabicla...
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Episode 13
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Intermediate Episode 12: How I Learnt Arabic - An Interview with SBS
I recently did an with SBS Arabic on how I learnt Arabic. Keep listening after the interview, because we will be picking out some words and phrases that you can use in your day-to-day conversation. Here is the
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 28: At the Restaurant
Check out our latest beginners episode on words related to going to a restaurant. صحتين / Sa7tain "Two healths for you!"#Arabic #Arabiclanguage #learnarabic
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Episode 28
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Intermediate Episode 11: Dubai Bling? Shaher shares what it's really like moving to Dubai
Shaher moved to Dubai 7 years ago. A thriving career and a couple of kids later, it doesn’t look like he’s coming back any time soon. Shaher talks about his experience living there with his young family. If you’re thinking of moving to Dubai, t...
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 27: Practising the Past Tense with Singer Kulsoom Creates
As part of a charity auction I owed the phenomenonal singer Kulsoom 3 Arabic classes and it took us 3 years to complete! In this lesson we practise the past tense and demonstrate that it doesn't take much to learn some sentences, even if you av...
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Episode 27
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Intermediate Episode 10: Do people even speak FuS7a (formal Arabic) in the Arab world?
In this episode we speak to Omar who I randomly met at a protest. We have a chat about if anyone actually speaks formal Arabic in the Arab world. Should you learn formal Arabic? Or dialect?
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Episode 10
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Intermediate Arabic Episode 9: A chat with Haidar a Turkomani Kurdi Iraqi who grew up in Iran
Shaakumaaku?! In this episode we talk with my mate Haidar someone who encompasses the whole Middle East! We talk about the beautiful diversity of Iraq, civilisation, Iraq under Saddam, languages and end with a few essential Iraqi phrases. Although...
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Episode 9
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Intermediate Episode 8: On being Palestinian, Rangas, Surf Lifesaving, AFL and Racism - A conversation with Young South Australian of the Year, Layan Saadeh
In this episode we speak to the proud Palestinian and the 2021 Young South Australian of the Year Layan Saadeh. Born in Saudi arabia, Layan moved to Australia at the age of ten in 2014. She shares her unique experiences of immersing herself int...
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 26: Good, Better, Best! The ism at-tafDeel (اسم تفضيل)
This episode is on the ism at-tafDeel (اسم تفضيل) which is part of Sarf. The best way to think about it is how to say something is better than something else. Or how to say good, better, best. We’ve just crossed 300k downloads so a massive shukran...
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Episode 26
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'Intermediate Episode 7: On Singing, Studying at Oxford, Melayu and Kelantanese with Iman Farrar
In today’s Ep, we chat to the superstar singer/songwriter and activist Iman Farrar! We discuss how she learnt Arabic, what it’s like studying at Oxford University then for the Malay speakers we switch to Bahasa Melayu and talk about growing up in ...
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Episode 7
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 25: Using Basic Arabic to Memorise Hadith
Every Ramadan in Arabic class, we get students to come up with their favourite ayaat (verses) of the Quran or Hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad saw) and we translate it and try to memorise it. The key lesson here is with basic rudimentary Ar...
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Episode 25
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 24: What are your Hobbies?
What are your hobbies? It sounds like a question you'd ask when reviewing someone's biodata for marriage. I've never heard this question in a conversation and I've never used it. That said, there are some interesting vocab that you can learn fr...
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Episode 24
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 23: Jom Belajar Bahasa Arab dengan Melati Lum! (In Malay)
In this episode my sister Melati and I practise our sketchy Malay and at the same time learn how to say some phrases in Arabic on what Melati studied and where she worked. For non-Malay speakers skip t...
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Episode 23
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 22: Tips on Learning Languages with Nejra - Part B
Join us again with the amazing Nejra, a writer and PhD Candidate at Monash University, specialising in poetry, philosophy, and Islamic intellectual history. In this episode we get some tips on how she learned three languages at the same time; F...
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Episode 22
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Intermediate Lesson 6: In Conversation with Nejra. On Identity, Sandžak and Learning Arabic - Part A
Join us with the amazing Nejra, a writer and PhD Candidate at Monash University, specialising in poetry, philosophy, and Islamic intellectual history. In this chat, recorded in August 2022, we discuss our family origins, mutual love of language...
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Episode 6
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 21: Shopping for Clothes in Arabic
In this episode, Mals joins us to chat about clothes in Arabic and how to ask for different clothes at a shop. If you like the podcast, please hit us up with a rating and comment. Don't forget to share it with other Arabic learners! <...
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Episode 21
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 20: Direction phrases with Chantelle En español!
In this episode, we chat to our friend Chantelle who also teaches us a little Spanish. For the non-Spanish speakers, just skip ahead and I'll break down some direction phrases discussed. If you like the podcast please share it with other Arabic...
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Episode 20
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Intermediate Lesson 5: Interview with Financial Journalist Hassan Jivraj
Salams and ahlan! Apologies it has been ages since I've posted a new episode. I've been working on a new podcast series called Muslim Money which I'll be launching soon. In one of the episodes, I chat with the phenomenal
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 19: Introductory Phrases with Shaher
One of the beautiful things about Arabic and Arab culture is that when you meet someone you don't just say 'Hi'. You want to know everything about them and what's going on in their life. You want to know about their health, their family, their ...
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Episode 19
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 18: What to say when you visit people on Eid with Silma Ihram
Given Eid is in a couple of days, in this lesson we have a chat with my mother in law Silma Ihram and learn some phrases that you can use when you visit people or have people over. Here is...
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Episode 18
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Beginners Arabic Lesson 17: Conjugating اكل or He Ate in the Past Tense with Melati Lum
I hope you all are enjoying Ramadan. In this beginners lesson I chat to my sister Melati Lum and we will be going through some sentences using the verb اكل or He Ate in the past tense. Melati is releasing her third book in the Ayesha Dean series c...
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