Dima Masri

The Republic of Sudan is located in northeastern Africa. It is 1,881,000 square kilometers and lost 25% of its land after the separation of the South, moving down to second place after Algeria in terms of size in the African continent and to third place in the Arab world following Saudi Arabia and Algeria. The total area suitable for agriculture in Sudan is 200 million acres and the land area is…

Poem Translation: Incomprhensible by Deek al-Jin

عصيّ على الفهم.. بغرغرة الحوت يشعر بالموت يجري مع الدم.. وتمنعه سنوات من العنفوان العظيم بأن يستحيل طعاما .. وأن يغدو منهشة لصغار السمك.. فيجنح في كبرياء مهيب.. نحو شطّ غريب .. يموت عليه وحيدا.. – ببؤس الحمامة حين يختطف القط روح زغاليلها في الظلام.. ويقعدها الجبن عن أن تحاول إنقاذ تلك العيون الصغيرة .. تلك الضلوع الكسيرة.. فتجلس رابضة فوق غصن قريب.. تراقب هذا العشاء الأخير بقلب محطم.. – بكل الأسى…

Stuttgart: Exotic #Animals and #Plants #wilhelma #germany #deutch_perfekt #translation

Wilhelma is more than just a zoo. The heritage-protected park is home to exotic animals as well as plants; therefore it is the only zoo-botanical garden in Germany. There are terraces with roses, old sequoia trees, a small forest of magnolias, and historic green houses, where the climate is optimal for tropical flowers. More than 10,000 animals also live on the 30 hectares. Especially popular in…

The #Physical #Benefits of #Fasting #Ramadan #hidden_blessings

It protects the body from tumors. Fasting provides protection against cancerous tumors. Similar to the surgeon’s scalpel, it removes cancerous tumors and damaged or dead cells. The hunger imposed on the body invokes the internal systems to regenerate weak cells in order to adapt to hunger. This presents the body with a golden opportunity to regain its energy and health. Fasting also protects the…

Syrian Cuisine and the Strange Names of its Dishes

Syrians take pride in their cuisine among Arab countries as it is very rich and has not become a commercial and touristic exporte like the Moroccan or Lebanese cuisines, for example. It remained a hidden gem that you’ll only taste if you visit Syria or a Syrian home. Syrians have dispersed because of the war and carried their cuisine with them to the countries of refuge. Forget the dishes that…

The #Benefits of #Silence #health #translation #arabic-english #mindfulness #destress

Learn About the Many Benefits of Silence Al-Araby al-Jadid 6 May 2017 We live in a world full of sounds; some are melodious and others are noisy, but rarely do we experience silence. Is this important? Actually, it is. According to the website Psychology Today, silence has several benefits, below are some. Silence contributes the development of the brain. A 2013 study about the brain’s structure…

The Orenda Tribe Turns #Refugee Children's #Art into #T-Shirts @theorendatribe

Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist”. Through introducing children in underprivileged communities and refugee camps to art and then printing that art onto T-shirts and sharing them with the rest of the world, The Orenda Tribe helps children discover art and the artist within. Orenda is “a mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to effect…

ResQ Club: The Cool App from Finland on a Mission to Fight Food Waste

After bringing us Nokia phones and Angry Birds, Finland newest technological innvation is ResQ Club, a smartphone application and website that offers a solution to food waste. ResQ Club connects people looking for restaurant food and restaurants with a surplus of meals offered at a discount price. It’s a win-win situation where both parties save not just food that would have gone to waste, but…

Salzburg: More Than Just Mozart

Original German text from dw video: SALZBURG: MEHR ALS NUR MOZART “Salzburg gehört zu den beliebtesten Reisezielen in den österreichischen Bergen, nicht zuletzt weil Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dort geboren wurde und gelebt hat. Touristenführerin Inez Reichl zeigt besondere Orte in Salzburg wie das Café Classic, das Museum der Moderne und die Steingasse, die nicht in jedem Reiseführer zu finden…

@HotelZaatari: A Short #Film That Brings the #Human Back to the #Refugee #syria #zaatari

Hotel Zaatari is a short film written and directed by two Jordanian filmmakers, Mais Salman and Zaid Baqaeen. The film shows four Syrians from the Syrian city of Daraa near the Jordan-Syria borders who settled in the world’s largest Syrian refugee Camp, Zaatari. With beautiful cinematography and poignant, poetic narration, we are introduced to 13-year-old Ali, 64-year-old Abo Abdo, 52-year-old…

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Khaled Hourani's "The Blue Figure" Exhibition at @daratalfunun #refugees #art #beauty #one

Rediscovering passion is rediscovering the self. Khaled Hourani’s A Retrospective exhibition nestled in the beautiful villa and garden that is Darat al Funun helped me rediscover that mind-captivating exhilaration and wonder at the beauty that surrounds us — the mind that thinks the art, the artist courageous enough to make the art, the Creator’s art: the bee pulled by the magnet of rosemary…

@alexkpotter #fotografiert den #Jemen #yemen #photojournalism #german-english translation

Original English post by Kaeleyn Forde: “Fresh out of nursing school and just 22 years old, Alex Potter dreamed of being a photojournalist and bridging the gap between her home in the Midwest and the Middle East. After graduating from college, Potter left her native Minnesota and traveled to Jordan. When she saw that Yemen, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, had a big election coming up, she…

Three Reasons You Should Spend More #Time #Outside #health #forest_bathing #wellness #destress

Whether it’s the weather or the temptation of screens, we, old and young, aren’t spending enough time outdoors. Here are three reasons to get out and treat our self-inflicted Nature Deficit Disorder. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun-  Spending time out will boost your vitamin D levels and that in turn, will boot your physical health. Studies have shown that vitamin D lowers blood pressure and regulates…

The Fed Up Challenge: No Sugar For 10 Days

After watching the documentary Fed Up directed by Katie Couric, I was surprised to learn just how much influence big companies in the food industry influence the food policies the government adopts that have a direct effect on the health of children and families and how it’s really just about the money- not the health of the people. They are willing to do anything, from convincing Congress that…