Flashcards: Arab culture

Hagar (/heɪˈɡɑːr/ hay-GAR; Hebrew: הָגָר, Modern Hagar, Tiberian Hāgār, of uncertain origin Arabic: هاجر‎‎ Hājar; Latin: Agar) is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis.

Henna (Lawsonia inermis, also known as hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet) is a flowering plant and the sole species of the Lawsonia genus.

Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Modern Yishma'el, Tiberian Yišmāʻēl ISO 259-3, Yišmaˁel; Greek: Ἰσμαήλ Ismaēl; Arabic: إسماعيل‎‎ ʾIsmāʿīl; Latin: Ismael) is a figure in the Tanakh and the Qur'an and was Abraham's first son according to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

The Arabian or Arab horse (Arabic: الحصان العربي ‎‎ [ ħisˤaːn ʕarabiː], DMG ḥiṣān ʿarabī) is a breed of horse that originated on the Arabian Peninsula.

A hajib or hadjib (Arabic: الحاجب ‎‎, tr. al-ḥājib [æl ˈħæːdʒib]) was a court official, equivalent to a chamberlain, in the early Muslim world, which evolved to fulfil various functions, often serving as chief ministers or enjoying dictatorial powers.

Arabization or Arabisation (Arabic: تعريب‎‎ taʻrīb) describes either the conquest of a non-Arab area and the migration of Arab settlers into the new domain or a growing Arab influence on non-Arab populations, causing their gradual adoption of the Arabic language and/or their incorporation of Arab culture and Arab identity.

(For other people with similar names, see Nasir al-Din.) Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja (from ar. خوجة نصر الدين - Travelling Defender of Faith) /næsˈrɛdᵻn/ was a Seljuq satirical Sufi, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, present-day Turkey and died in 13th century in Akşehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey.

The oud (/uːd/) is a pear-shaped stringed instrument with 11 or 13 strings grouped in 5 or 6 courses, commonly used in Persian, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Jewish, Byzantine, Azerbaijani, Armenian, North African (Chaabi, Classical, and Spanish Andalusian), Somali and Middle Eastern music.

Islamic philosophy is the systematic investigation of problems connected with life, the universe, ethics, society, and so on as conducted in the Muslim world.

The Al-Salam Mosque and Arabian Cultural Center are located in Odessa, Ukraine.

Kushari, also koshary, kosheri or koshari (Egyptian Arabic: كشرى‎‎, [ˈkoʃæɾi]), is an Egyptian dish originally made in the 19th century, made of rice, macaroni and lentils mixed together, topped with a tomato-vinegar sauce; garnished with chickpeas and crispy fried onions.

The köçek (plural köçekler in Turkish) was typically a very handsome young male rakkas, or dancer, who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer.

A magic carpet, also called a flying carpet, is a legendary carpet that can be used to transport humans who are on it instantaneously or quickly to their destination.

There is a rich and ancient culture in Eastern Arabia (Arab states of the Persian Gulf).

Arabic weddings (Arabic: زفاف‎‎, فرح, or عرس) have changed greatly in the past 100 years.

Moroccan pop is a genre of the new Moroccan music generation along the hip hop, rap music in Morocco.

Rithā’ (Arabic ( ءبثس ( خُثشٍ ) is a genre of Arabic poetry corresponding to elegy or lament. Along with elegy proper (marthiyah, plural marāthī), rithā’ may also contain taḥrīḍ (incitement to vengeance). The genre was used by both male and female poets, and is one of the main genres in which ancient and medieval Arabic female poets are known to have composed. Indeed, almost all our pre-Islamic women's poetry is in this form. The subjects of the rithā’ are (almost) invariably dead male warriors (fursān) and lords (sādah), predominantly those who fell in battle.

A hookah (from Hindustani: हुक़्क़ा (Devanagari) حقّہ (Nastaleeq), IPA: [ˌɦʊqqaː]; also see ) is a single or multi-stemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking flavored tobacco (called shisha), or sometimes cannabis, whose vapor or smoke is passed through a water basin—often glass-based—before inhalation.

The Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, often abbreviated to JAIS, is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal.

Star Academy Arab World, also known as Star Academy: Al-Academya (Arabic: الأكاديمية‎‎) or Star Academy Arabia, is a pan-Arab televised talent show, which aired in 2003.

The word qasaba (or kasbah, gasaba, quasabeh) comes from the Arabic القصبة, meaning "central part of a town or citadel".

Sawt (Arabic: صوت‎‎ / ALA-LC: Ṣawt; literally "voice"; also spelled sout or sowt) is a kind of popular music found in Kuwait and Bahrain.

The Museum of Islamic Art, in Cairo, Egypt, is considered one of the greatest in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world.

Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, subtitled A Historical Journal, is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press.

The Arab Spring unrests and revolutions unfolded in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, and in the rest of the region, some becoming violent, some facing strong suppression efforts, and some resulting in political changes.

Eastern Media Centre is a free-to-air, pan-Arab news and entertainment television channel.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has emphasized education's importance as a fundamental human right and a necessary element of development.

Samri (Arabic: سامري‎‎)is a folkloric music and dance native to Saudi Arabia.