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V for Vizier

April 25, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Vizier – The only place I have come across this word commonly is while reading Akbar and Birbal stories as a child.

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Learned Ulema

April 24, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Ulema –  A word present in the Oxford English Dictionary though not commonly used/known by the English speaking community ! (.. and yay, it being in the Dictionary

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Tamarind Taste !

April 23, 2014September 16, 2016 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. This entry would be by far my fave. It has combination of Arabic and India ! Yay 😀 In most South Indian dishes, we have a common ingredient

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S for Safari

April 22, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. When Zoos gives us a glimpse into wildlife just for a photographic instant, Safaris open up our knowledge to the ways of wild animals ! Ever been on

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Ream of Sheets

April 21, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Today’s post is about yet another commonly used word – ream. Often used in terms of bundle of sheets for printer etc. Meaning – 1. number of sheets

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Qur’an – A literary miracle

April 19, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Qur’an is the Holy Book for the 1.5 billion Muslims around the world. Mexico to Philippines, Sweden to Johannesburg, the language, the words, the pronunciation and the way of

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Primum mobile

April 18, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. ….thus starts some of the difficult alphabets. Yet, I learnt a new word in doing my research for this challenge. Primum Mobile –  (Astronomy) the outermost empty sphere

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Orange Zest

April 17, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. A fruit and a colour which gives a fresh and vibrant feeling. Orange ! Orange surely has come a long way !

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N for Nadir

April 16, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Nādir (نادر – meaning “rare”, “unique”) is a common name for boys amongst Muslims. Hence, I was quite surprised when I found out there is an English word

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Magazines and childhood

April 15, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. My childhood was filled with magazines like Young Times, Reader’s Digest, Children’s  Digest and comics like Tinkle and Archies and Enid Blyton books. Thus started my love affair

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A lemon day.

April 14, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Who doesn’t love a chilled lemonade on a sunny afternoon? The more I research for this challenge,  the more I realize how many common words in English are

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Kohl-lined eyes

April 13, 2014January 7, 2021 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Way before MAC and Maybelline were in trend in the West, Eastern women used to line their shapely beautiful eyes with black Kohl. To this day, Kohl remains

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Kohl-lined eyes

April 12, 2014 | Shahira

This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Way before MAC and Maybelline were in trend in the West, Eastern women used to line their shapely beautiful eyes with black Kohl. To this day, Kohl remains

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