Arabic Resources

Language Associations

American Association of Teachers of Arabic
Middle East Studies Association

Dictionary

Ectaco Online - Free English-Arabic online dictionary
World Star - Free English-Arabic online dictionary (Arabic section at top)
Effel's Arabic Dictionary - Free downloadable dictionary
Library.cornell.edu - List of dictionaries and encyclopedias

Search Engines

Google in Arabic - Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Ayna - Arabic search engine; can switch to English version

News

BBC - can switch to English version
Al-Jazeera - can switch to English version
CNN - listen to interviews
Asharq Alawsat
Radio Canada International
List of Arabic Newspapers - Newspapers from different countries
Tunisia National Radio - Evening news, special programs, presidential speeches
Tunisia National Television - previous day's news
TV and Radio - List of mostly Arabic TV, radio, and Qur'an recitation
SCOLA - Multi-lingual cable network

Learning Arabic

Fun with Arabic - Alphabet song, listen and learn letters, introductory grammar
Babel:Arabic - Arabic listening tutorials
Omniglot - Short history of Arabic, alphabet, pronunciation, and links section
Learn Arabic

Enrichment Opportunities

The Arabic School at Middlebury College - Opportunities for total immersion in Arabic at a university in the U.S.
Middle East Studies Association - Society with annual conferences, links, on-line newsletter, summer programs
National Middle East Language Resource Center
American Association of Teachers of Arabic
ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Culture and History

Recipes for Food from the Arab world
Additional Recipes
Al-Hakawati - Folkand fairy tales, personalities, art, architecture, geography (English and Arabic)
Arabic Calligraphy - Articles in English about Arabic calligraphy
Islamic Art and Architecture - Information on calligraphy, architecture, coins, and oriental rugs
Arabic Poems - Poem of the week, love poems, etc.
Al-bab - Words of Arabic origin, statistics, and links
African and Middle Eastern Reading Room

Research Resources

Library of Congress' Guide to Everywhere - General resources, business, commerce, economy, culture, education, etc. of all countries
CIA World Factbook - Geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, etc.
Arab net Country Data - Information on the countries of the Middle East

Music

Al-Bawaba Music - Top 40 audio and music videos
Music of Lebanon - Listen to songs or purchase CDs and tapes

Technical Resources

Typing in Arabic - Steps to install the Arabic keyboard and use Arabic numerals
Arabic on the Mac - Guide for typing in Arabic on a Macintosh
Almedia Interactive - Free downloadable fonts and phrases