CASA Damascus

It looks like CASA Damascus is becoming a reality! It looks like the program might start up in 2007. This is excellent for Syria and America. Stay tuned for more info. If you don't know what CASA is - it is the best consistent overseas intensive Arabic program in the world. It is presently in Cairo. What wonderful news that it is coming to Damascus. Here is general info about at

CASA Egypt Program


BTW - I got this info from an insider source that is 100% "in the know". I'm not sure when it will be announced in written format.

Jeremy

Simpsons become Shamsoon

The classic American cartoon The Simpsons is being Arabicised into The Shamsoons. Let me know what you think about the Arabic version! Here is a link to a newspaper article about it:
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