Category: Levantine Arabic Diaries

When Rita’s dad (pictured) is in the hospital, they find another patient in need of some help. What matter does Rita take into her own hands?

Rita has a culinary adventure at the palace. She even tries camel tongue. What is the most adventurous thing you have ever eaten?

Yumn and her friends decide to bike around the city. What could possibly go wrong?

Eman and her friend Leyla have an agreement in place: Veto Power. Eman tells us how it works and why it works for their friendship.

Ammar tells us about his birthday trip to Berlin.

Romy tells us about an afternoon in a village with Feyrouz and a missing sheep.

Life can be full of surprises… and sad. Yumn tells us about one man’s interesting life story.

Eman shares with us some of her feelings on growing up and dealing with life as an adult. Can you relate?

Ammar recently visited the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam. How does he relate Anne Frank’s story to the situation in Syria?

Do you like going to concerts? Mariette tells us about her experience seeing a popular Lebanese band.

Yumn escapes from city life for a few days. Where does she go? How does she feel?

Ammar is a Syrian living in the Netherlands. Listen as he tells us about a cultural misunderstanding and what he learned from it.

Sun, sand, and sounds. Mariette tells us about an unforgettable experience on the beach in Lebanon.

Eman and her sister Noora go ice skating. Do they enjoy themselves? Will Eman go ice skating again?

Yumn tells us about a special tradition in her hometown and how it lights up the sky.