<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<A href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</A>></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To post messages to the list, send them to <A href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</A>]</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</A> with first line reading:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Subject:Hedayet Institute Announcement</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date: 24 Feb 2006</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:<A href="mailto:nhedayet@yahoo.com">nhedayet@yahoo.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:Hedayet Institute Announcement</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies (HIAS) is pleased to announce its spring/summer programs.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">HIAS program is an intensive language and cultural program where both Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Egyptian Arabic are combined. Elective courses are offered in Arabic literature, oriental music, Arab/Islamic history, Arabic calligraphy, Women in Islam, History of the Copts in Egypt, tajweed al-Qur’an and others. The institute provides the syllabi, assessment criteria and the professors’ CVs for its content areas courses. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">AFL professional professors and renowned scholars in Arabic related fields help you delve in the rich Arab culture. The academic director of the program - Nagwa Hedayet - has been in the field of Arabic studies for more than 25 years. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hedayet has taught and lead Arabic language/culture programs at CASA, AUC, Middleburry, Vermont, Russia, UAE, and in her native Egypt. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B>Cultural Activities</B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB">:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Through the study period there are different cultural activities and events, including tours, lectures, seminars and films. Preparation and follow up sessions of these activities help students comprehend the material and practice their Arabic. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B> </B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B>Venue</B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB">: HIAS is in Maadi, one of the safest and greenest areas in Egypt. It is 5 minutes walk from the metro station of Hadaayiq el Maadi and <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>20 minutes from the center of Cairo. The institute has a fascinating Arab ambiance. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B>Dates</B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB">: The 14-week intensive spring/summer semester abroad will start on May 7<FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">th</SPAN></FONT>, 2006 and will end on Thurs. Aug. 10<FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">th</SPAN></FONT>, 2006. The 6- week intensive summer program will start on Jul.2<FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">nd</SPAN></FONT> and end on Thurs. Aug. 10<FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">th</SPAN></FONT>, 2006. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B>How to Apply</B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB">: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><UL style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">Fill an application (will be sent by e-mail for the time being) indicating your choice of program and of the elective course/s, <O:P></O:P></SPAN></LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">Send a $500 deposit before the end of April 06. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></LI><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">Indicate if you need assistance in finding suitable accommodation for the period of your study. Sharing an apartment with another or other students will reduce your expenses as low as $150 per month. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></LI></UL><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B>Please note that the application for the spring/summer term is March 15</B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>th</B></SPAN></FONT><B>, 06 and for the summer term is April 30</B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>th</B></SPAN></FONT><B>, 06.</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">For more information please have a look at: <A href="http://www.hedayetinstitute.com/">www.hedayetinstitute.com</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and write to Nagwa Hedayet at : <A href="mailto:info@hedayetinstitute.com">info@hedayetinstitute.com</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or <A href="mailto:nhedayet@yahoo.com">nhedayet@yahoo.com</A> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">Or call at : (202) 5272-190/ (2012) 2261-308<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>