<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Fri 15 April 2011<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: Arab Academy Short Story Competition<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 15 April 2011<br>From: Arab Academy <<a href="mailto:info@arabacademy.com">info@arabacademy.com</a>><br>Subject: Arab Academy Short Story Competition<br><br><div>Arab Academy announces an "International Arabic Short Story Competition" open to all those studying Arabic as a foreign language. The stories should relate to the Middle East (past or present).</div><div><br></div><div>Who may participate?</div><div>Students of Arabic as a Foreign Language.</div><div><br></div><div>When is the entry deadline?</div><div>31 May 2011</div><div><br></div><div>What is the objective of this competition?</div><div>To encourage non-Arabs to write about the riches of the region from their own personal vantage point so that they help their readers to better understand the diverse cultures of the Middle East.</div><div><br></div><div>What are the requirements?</div><div>A short story in English with a maximum of 300 words. Translating it to Arabic is an advantage. Stories should be submitted via email to (<a href="mailto:stories@arabacademy.com">stories@arabacademy.com</a>) with current email address, physical address and telephone numbers. Those stories will be immediately published on the Arab Academy blog:</div><div><a href="http://arabic.arabacademy.com/">arabic.arabacademy.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>Who are the jury?</div><div>** The jury are your peers. The stories that get more comments on the Arab Academy blog wins. (Arab Academy blog is: <a href="http://arabic.arabacademy.com/">arabic.arabacademy.com</a>)</div><div> </div><div>When will the results be announced?</div><div>15 June 2011. Winners will be notified by email.</div><div><br></div><div>What are the prizes?</div><div>** First Prize: 1 month of free tuition at Arab Academy in Cairo, Egypt + accommodation.</div><div>** Second Prize: 1 month of free tuition at Arab Academy in Cairo, Egypt.</div><div>** Third Prize: 6 months of free online Arabic language tuition</div><div><br></div><div>To learn Arabic online, please visit:</div><div><a href="http://www.arabacademy.com/en/arabic-online/register">http://www.arabacademy.com/en/arabic-online/register</a></div><div><br></div><div>To register for a Arab Academy Study Abroad Program, please visit:</div><div><a href="http://www.arabacademy.com/en/arabic-egypt/register">http://www.arabacademy.com/en/arabic-egypt/register</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Hanan Dawah</div><div>Communications and Students Support Manager</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:info@arabacademy.com">info@arabacademy.com</a></div><div>Tel: +20 116704021</div><div><br></div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 15 April 2011</body></html>