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Slow Arabic Knowledge
Slow Arabic Knowledge is a podcast for intermediate learners of Modern Standard Arabic. Each episode uses AI to transform Wikipedia articles into clear, slow, spoken Arabic at an intermediate level, with key vocabulary explained at the beginning of each episode. While efforts are made to preserve the original facts, listeners should consult the original sources for academic or professional use. Curious about how this podcast is made? I wrote a blog post about creating it with AI—and whether…
Episodes
- Slow Arabic Knowledge
Camels
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents anadapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the camel, with a particular focus onits historical and practical role…
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The Siwa Oasis
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to Siwa, the famous oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert. The text is…
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Football in Egypt
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents anadapted Wikipedia-based introduction to football in Egypt. The text isrewritten in clear, slow Modern Standard…
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Fairuz
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents anadapted Wikipedia-based introduction to Fairuz, one of the most famous voicesin modern Arabic music. The text…
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Falafel
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents anadapted Wikipedia-based introduction to falafel, also known as ta'miyya inEgypt and Sudan. The text is…
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The United Arab Republic
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents anadapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the United Arab Republic, theshort-lived political union between Egypt…
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The Suez Crisis
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents anadapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the Suez Crisis of 1956. The text isrewritten in clear, slow Modern…
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The Free Officers
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the Egyptian Free Officers Movement and the revolution of 1952. The…
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Ibn Battuta
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presentsan adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta,one of the most famous travellers…
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The Arabian Nights
This episode presents an adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to The Arabian Nights, one of most famous works in world literatureIt introduces the origins and…
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Nawal al-Saadawy
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presentsan adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the Egyptian physician, writer, andfeminist Nawal El Saadawi, one of…
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Ghassan Kanafani
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presentsan adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the Palestinian writer, journalist,and political activist Ghassan…
- Slow Arabic Knowledge
Alaa al-Aswany
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to the Egyptian writer Alaa Al Aswany, one of the most widely read…
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Marrakech
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to Marrakech, one of Morocco's most famous cities and a major cultural…
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Petra
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based introduction to Petra, the ancient city in southern Jordan that is famous for its…
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The Ongoing Civil War in Sudan
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based overview of the Sudanese civil war, which began in April 2023 between the Sudanese…
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Solar Energy in Saudi Arabia
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based overview of solar energy in Saudi Arabia. The text is rewritten into clear, slow…
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Kais Saied
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based overview of the Tunisian president Kaïs Saïed. The text is rewritten into clear, slow…
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Water Policy in the Middle East
This episode of Slow Arabic Knowledge presents an adapted Wikipedia-based overview of water policy in the Middle East. The text is rewritten into clear, slow…