Marhaba: Welcome to the World of Arabic

During the 2004-2005 school year, the School District of Philadelphia Network (PSTV) - Cable Channel 52/8 - rebroadcast episodes from the 2001-2002 year. Marhaba was broadcast on Tuesdays and Fridays at 12 noon and again in the evening at 7:00 PM.

The Middle East Center has videotapes of these broadcasts available for lending. Some of the episode topics are as follows:

• LESSONS 1 - 9:  Greetings and Introductions 
• LESSON 2:  Arab and Islamic Names 
• LESSON 4:  A Visit to Egypt 
• LESSON 5: Country Names 
• LESSON 6: English Words of Arabic Origin 
• LESSON 7:  Alphabet Soup 
• LESSON 8: Introduction to Islam 
• LESSON 10:  The Family 
• LESSONS 12-13:  Counting in Arabic 
• LESSON 14:  Philadelphia Arab-American Exhibit at the Balch Institute 
• LESSON 15:  Bitar's Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe 
• LESSONS 16 and 18:  Ramadan and The Holy Qur'an 
• LESSONS 17 and 19:  In School 
• LESSONS 21, 22, and 23:  Happy Holidays! 
• LESSONS 25 and 26:  Nouns and Adjectives 
• LESSONS 27 and 28:  Building Equational Sentences 
• LESSONS 30 and 31:  Introduction to Verbs 
• LESSON 32:  Iraq and Arabian Horses 
• LESSON 33 and 35:  Prepositions and Possession 
• LESSONS 34 and 43:  The Hajj:  Pilgrimage to Mecca 
• LESSON 36:  A Visit to Tunisia 
• LESSON 38:  The Arabs and Astronomy 
• LESSON 40:  A Visit to Jordan 
• LESSON 41:  Plural Verbs - Present Tense 
• LESSON 42:  A Visit to Sudan 
• LESSON 46:  Days of the Week 
• LESSONS 47 and 49:  Past Tense Verbs 
• LESSON 50: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee 
• LESSON 52: Feelings 
• LESSON 53:  Seasons and Weather 
• LESSONS 56 & 58:  Plural Nouns and Adjectives 
• LESSON 59:  Colors 
• LESSON 61:  The Grand Finale