Category Archives: holidays

إلي كل الأصدقاء، و كتبهم ، كل سنة وانتم بخير

Posted on August 30, 2011 by
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4 New (“رمضانيات”) and Old (“كان زمان”) Books for Ramadan

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Kalimat promises to have a new and lovely-looking Ramadan book available next week. They have shared a glimpse of “رمضانيات” on their Facebook page. For those who haven’t glimpsed: Other Ramadan reads in Arabic (there are many, many more in … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

Happy Easter from Al-Salwa books: This poster features the art from their re-release of أرنب كرمة in the سلسلة أحسن صديق. Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

By Walid Taher. Every day is Mother’s Day! Read books celebrating mothers with your children, and, if you’re the ambitious sort, make a Gruffalo cake.

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Books and Events to Celebrate Mother’s Day

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

ماما دوما بجانبي – Mama is Always Beside Me written by عبير بلان, published by Kalimat كم تحبينني؟ – How Much Do You Love Me? , written by فاطمة شرف الدين, published by Kalimat ماذا في بطن ماما؟ – What’s … Continue reading →

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Wishing You The Best in 2011

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

Tomorrow, to start the year off right, a Q&A with Kalimat publisher Dareen Charafeddine. Continue reading →

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Learn to Sing and Read ليلة عيد with فيروز

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

Thanks to Aziza at “Arabic Blog” for digging this up. And continuing Happy Holidays to all.

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ميلاد سعيد and Merry Christmas to All!

Posted on December 25, 2010 by

Borrowed, as you can see, from the excellent Al-Salwa Books!

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(How To) Keep Your Children Reading Over the Break!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

I’m taking a pause from our “Favorites of 2010″ rundown, as many schools across the region—my older son’s included—will be going on winter break at the end of this week. Continue reading →

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Kalimat Wants You to Celebrate UAE National Day With a Book

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Find out more by following Kalimat on Twitter.

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