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Date: 27 Aug 2009
From: mourad.diouri at E-ARABIC.COM
Subject:Presentation at Edinburgh Festival 2009

  Dear All,

  Assalamu Alaikum & Ramadan Kareem

  Hope my message finds you in the best of health.

  As this is the time when the "Athens of the North" (Edinburgh) is the
  busiest tourist city in the UK, I would like to bring to your  
attention a
  presentation/Visual gallery I am delivering as part of the Edinburgh
  Festival 2009 (The Fringe).

  Presentation: *You already Speak Arabic! Islam’s Influence On  
European
  Languages *
  Date/Time:  Sat 29th Aug (1530-1700)
  Location: Edinburgh Central Mosque, further details<http://islamfestival.wordpress.co 
+m/venue/
  Speaker: Mourad Diouri<http://www.e-arabic.com/e-arabic-learning-portal-ealp/mourad-diouri

  Presentation: The highly interactive, inspiring, and eye-opening  
talk aims
  to provide an informative cultural, historical and linguistic  
insight and
  understanding of a collection of commonly-used English words of Arabic
  origins. The Arabic language has had a great and long-lasting impact  
on many
  European languages, namely Spanish and English. This presentation  
also aims
  to act as a reminder to us all (Muslim and non-Muslim) of the many
  incredible contributions of Islam to the West.
  The talk will also challenge the audience (especially English  
speakers)
  that we all have a common language and we all speak Arabic to some  
extent.

  The event has already attracted media attention with the BBC Arabic  
Xtra<http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/indepth/bbc_extra.shtmlrunning a live  
radio show on Thurs 27th, 1300. As an invited  guest speaker,
  I will be discussing the Edinburgh Festival and specifically the  
topic of
  'Islam’s Influence on European languages'.

  For those of you who are not based in Edinburgh or unable to attend,  
the
  presentation material and other resources will be available online  
to browse
  and download at the eArabic Learning Portal <http://www.e-arabic.com/islams-contribution-to-european-languages

  Looking forward to seeing you

  Mourad
  _____________________________________

  Mourad Diouri  | مراد الديوري
  e-Learning Lecturer in Arabic Studies
  Centre for the Adv. Study of the Arab World
  University of Edinburgh, 19 George Square
  Edinburgh, EH8 9LD, UK
  m.diouri at ed.ac.uk, mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com
  Tel: + (44) 131 6506615
  casaw.ac.uk
  eArabic Learning Portal : e-Arabic.com

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