“My journey to Arabic”, or MJTA for short, is an online initiative to capture learners’ stories across all spectrums and document their journeys, motivations, struggles and successes towards mastering the Arabic language and culture.Each story is published here at the eArabic Learners Portal as well as shared via our social media on Twitter & Instagram
You can also follow the posts via the hashtags: #MyJourneytoArabic or #رحلتي_إلى_العربية
SET #05
- Profile #28 – Anthony Calderbank [UK], Arabist, Literary Translator & Academic
- Profile #27 – Joanne Seymour [UK], Polyglot & Translator
- Profile #26 – Gerald Drißner [Austria], Author & Journalist
- Profile #25 – Dr. Paula Santillán Grimm [Spain], Academic & Lecturer in Arabic & Translation
- Profile #24 – Ms. Savannah Thieme [USA], Advanced Arabic Student
SET #04
- Profile #23 – Jane Wightwick [UK], Author & Publisher
- Profile #22 – Valentina Marconi [Italy], Advanced Arabic Student, Journalist & Documentary Producer
- Profile #21 – Dr. Thomas Pierret [Belgium], Author & Academic
- Profile #20 – Ms. Coco Claxton [UK], Advanced Arabic Student
- Profile #19 – Sir Harold (“Hooky”) Walker [UK], British Former Ambassador to #Bahrain #UAE #Ethiopia #Iraq
SET #03
- Profile #18 – Ms. Ólöf Ragnarsdóttir [Iceland], Lectuerer in Arabic (University of Iceland)
- Profile #17 – Prof. J. Hämeen-Anttila [Finland] (U. of Edinburgh), Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies
- Profile #16 – Prof. Hugh Goddard [UK] (U. of Edinburgh), Academic & Former Director of AlWaleed Centre
- Profile #15 – Mr. Leslie McLaughlen [UK] (U. of Exeter), The Royal Interpreter, Arabist & Scholar
- Profile #14 – Ms. Catherine Cobham [UK] (U. of St. Andrews), Lecturer & Literary Translator
- Profile #13 – Kate Cutrovo [USA], Advanced Student of Arabic
SET #02
- Profile #12 – Kai Kamei | كاي كامي [UK & Japan], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #11 – Maria Stella Dodaro [Italy], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #10 – Francesca Giuliani فرنشيسكا جيولياني [Italy], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #09 – Afshin Shahi [Iran], Academic & Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #08 – Annie Webster [UK], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #07 – Neil Russel | نيل راسل [Scotland], Advanced Student of Arabic
SET #01
- Profile #06 – Michelle Lonnquist | ميشال لونكوست [Sweden & USA], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #05 – Marvin Mücke | مارفين موكا [Germany], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #04 – Camille Sonderegger | كامي سانديغيكر [Switzerland], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #03 – Mark Owen Jones | مارك أوين جونز [UK], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #02 – Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd برونو شميت-فويرهيرد [Germany], Advanced Student of Arabic
- Profile #01 – Yasmin Luqman | ياسمين لقمان [USA & Yemen], Advanced Student of Arabic
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