Chicago Arabic language, Culture & civilization Club

"Hello. I am currently placing high school exchange students from Turkey, Egypt and Indonesia. Would like to host a student? Do you know someone that would? "

"Hi Waafaa, thanks for the shout! I live pretty far from downtown as well...but, I'm gonna try to make it to the next meetup and I hope to see you there. I'm Egyptian, what about you? You can email me at besbesa000@yahoo.com."

"Hello! My native language is English but ancestoral language is Arabic. I can understand and speak it but would love to become more proficient."

"Hi basma, My names wafa i am arabic and i am looking for new friends from my culture too, i live little bit far from downtown how about you?"

"Hi there! New to Chicago and want to meet others with Arabic Background, like me!"

"Hello everyone! I have been a fan of Arabic music (Lebanese, Libyan, and especially Rai) so I figured that it was about time that I understood what I was listening to! I also feel that it is a great asset to be able to speak and write Arabic."

"Hi there, my name is Nora, im Hungarian, I am married, i love the arabic language and want to learn. So I thought this would be a good way in learning! Have a great day!"

"Hellooooooooo,,, i am here at Chicago missing Jordan soooo much and it really makes me feel bad"

"Does anyone know of an online resource where native Arabic speakers learning English can hear the sounds of English pronounced correctly? I imagine something similar to the DVD accompanying Alif Baa for..."

"Hey people and mara7eb. I am lebanese who moved from Florida and really would like to meet people from my own culture. It turns out Lincoln Park is 85% whites, nothing against that, but seems we (our peeps) dont live around here. me forget 3arabee"

"I am very keen to learn and speak Arabic. Can anyone suggest a good school? Please note I would need a class that starts with the basics. "

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"Hi Everyone, I took a year of Arabic and visited Morocco. I wish I could say I remembered more, but learning Spanish, Italian, and Chinese got in the way - I enjoyed what I learned though and would love to keep learning and meeting. Love, D"

"Hi there! I recently moved from New York to Chicago and I am of Egyptian decent. I'm very interested in meeting other people from my culture and background."

"I was introduced to Arabic by a student Naeem Sheik, in the mathmatics doctoral program while I was at the Univ. of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. I have a book he gave me to study with and I am on and still at the every letter stage. With you alls help though I hope to get fluent soon and revisit him with signs of progress."