Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

• Online dictionaries [1]
  A collection of dictionarires & Encyclopedias [Cornell University Library]

Language Study

Grammar

• Arabic Language Guide [2]
  Nouns, adjectives, and possessives
• Arabic Online Reference Grammar [3]
  Can be downloaded as a PDF file

Vocabulary

• English-Arabic Vocabulary Quizzes [4]
  A collection of multiple-choice quizzes for beginning learners.

Reading & Writing

• Omniglot [5]
  Introduction to the Arabic writing system
• Arabic writing tutorials [6]
  Provides information about the Arabic writing system
• Arabic calligraphy [7]

Listening & Speaking

• Learn Arabic on Speak7 [8]
  Arabic phrases (audio), tests, and reading exercises

Online Courses & Materials

• The Arabic Language [9]
  A collection of resources for Arabic Learners
• DLI Online Language Resources [10]
  Contains reading and listening materials
• The Art of Arabic Calligraphy [11]
  Demonstrates several different styles of Arabic calligraphy
• Fun With Arabic [12]
  An online course in Arabic
• Gulf Arabic [13]
  Teaches spoken Arabic
• Arabic learning resources [14]
  Provides a variety of learning materials
• Arabic at Wellesley College [15]
  A collection of web resources for Arabic learners

Culture

News and Media

• BBC in Arabic [16]
• Al-Jazeera [17]
• Arabic newspapers [18]
• Arabic TV and radio [19]
• Online Arabic language radio [20]

Entertainment, Arts, Films & Music

• Arab film distribution [21]

Information about Arabic Culture

• Food from the Arab world [22]

Search Engines and Directories

• Lebmania [23]
  Lebanese portal and search engine.
• Maroc [24]
  Moroccan search engine and gateway to online resources in Morocco.
• Naseej [25]
• Sudanese Online [26]
  Sudanese search engine and directory by Sudanese Online in English.
• KacMac [27]
  Syrian Search Engine and directory in English indexing syrian pages to explore Syria on the web Syrian Specialized Search Engine.
• Winoo [28]
  Tunisian portal and search engine in french language offers a wide range of services.
• Fares [29]
  Bilingual Search engine and directory in Arabic and English in United Arab Emirates.

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

International Writing Program (IWP) Writers

Egypt

2008 Amina Zaydan (novelist, fiction writer)

• Selection from work [30]

2007 Hamdy EL GAZZAR (novelist, playwright)

• Bibliography [31]
• Selection from work [32]

2005 Mona PRINCE (novelist, essayist)

• Selection from work [33]

2004 Ahmed ALAIDY (fiction writer, journalist)

• Selection from work [34]

Iraq

2012 Gulala Nouri (poet, fiction writer, translator)

• Selection from work [35]

Jordan

2008 Laila AL-ATRASH (novelist, journalist)

• Selection from work [36]

Kuwait

2005 Estabraq AHMAD (poet, fiction writer, investigator)

• Selection from work [37]

Libya

2006 Ashur ETWEBI (poet, translator, novelist)

• Selection from work [38]

2005 Laila NEIHOUM (journalist, poet, editor, translator)

• Selection from work [39]

Morocco

2006 Emmanuel LAUGIER (poet, editor, essayist)

• Selection from work [40]

2005 Said EL HAJI (fiction writer, novelist, columnist)

• Selection from work [41]

Oman

2004 Asim Mohamed AL SAIDI (poet)

• Selection from work [42]

Palestine/Israel

2005 Zahiye KUNDUS (translator, fiction writer)

• Selection from work [43]

2001 Aida NASRALLA (poet)

• Selection from work [44]

Saudi Arabia

2012 Abdullah Thabit (poet, fiction writer)

2005 Nadia ABDULJABBAR (poet)

• Selection from work [45]

Syria

2008 Haifa BITAR (novelist, fiction writer)

• Selection from work [46]

2007 Khaled KHALIFA (screenwriter, novelist)

• Bibliography [47]
• Selection from work [48]

2005 Nihad SIREES (novelist and screenwriter)

• Selection from work [49]

Sudan

2008 Tarek ELTAYEB (novelist, fiction writer, playwright)

• Selection from work [50]

West Bank

2002 Mahmoud Abu HASHHASH (poet)

• Selection from work [51]

2001 Ghassan ZAQTAN (poet)

• Selection from work [52]