Author Archives: qalamwaad

image

Ibn Battuta Scholarship Award Announcement – Fall 2019 Semester

It is our pleasure to announce the recipients of the Ibn Battuta scholarship award for Fall 2019 Semester. These awardees demonstrated a strong passion for the study of the Arabic language and a desire to promote peace and intercultural understanding...

Read More ›
image

A Student’s Perspective: The Sahara Desert Trip

During Qalam wa Lawh’s most recent weekend trip to the Sahara Desert, former Qalam student Piera Laurenza took some video footage to document her experience. She begins the video by saying (in Italian) “What will it be like? What can I ex...

Read More ›
image

Ramadan 2019 at Qalam wa Lawh

Qalam wa Lawh wishes Ramadan Mubarak to you all! Ramadan is the 9th month of Muslim “Hijri” (هجري) calendar. It’s a time where Muslims seek to attain higher standards of morality and virtue, not only abstaining from food and drink, but also...

Read More ›
image

Arabic Language Cafe: Fasting- Between Culture and Religion

Arabic Language Cafe Thursday May 9, 2019 from ***7:30pm to 9:00pm*** The month of Ramadan comes at a certain time every year to replace many people’s habitual affairs in terms of their religious and worldly affairs. Some Muslims change their h...

Read More ›
image

Ramadan Mubarak from Qalam wa Lawh!

All the students and staff at Qalam wa Lawh are preparing for Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic year, in Morocco. Whether it’s your first time experiencing Ramadan or your fiftieth, we wish you all blessings and joy this season. !رمضان...

Read More ›
image

Arabic Language Cafe: International Workers’ Day

Arabic Language Cafe Thursday May 2, 2019 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm This week’s Arabic Language Café will discuss International Worker’s Day. International Workers’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate the role of the working class in society. A...

Read More ›