Musiqa al-Kalimat : Modern Standard Arabic Through Popular Songs: Intermediate to Advanced
(Author) Bahaa Ed-Din OssamaFollowing on the success of his Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Arabic through Popular Songs (AUC Press, 2015), Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama now brings together twenty songs in Modern Standard Arabic performed by popular singers of the Arab world from Abd al-Halim Hafez to Fairouz and builds a variety of language lessons around them, with notes on vocabulary, grammar, and usage, and communicative exercises in listening, writing, and speaking. Each lesson includes a link to a performance of the song on YouTube, the lyrics of the song, and notes on the songwriter, the composer, and the singer.
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama is an Egyptian writer known for his novel "Utopia," which explores themes of political corruption and social inequality. His writing style blends dark humor with sharp social commentary, earning him a reputation as a powerful voice in contemporary Arabic literature. Ossama's work sheds light on pressing societal issues.