MPN Arabic Language Expo- Report Back
July 13, 2009 by muslimadmin · Leave a Comment
Muslim Professionals Network (MPN), in conjunction with Al-Huda Magazine hosted an Arabic Language Expo on Saturday 4 July in Johannesburg at the Afro-Middle East Centre. Attended by over 30 students, teachers and potential students and teachers of all ages and occupations, the event sought to encourage both the studying and teaching of the Arabic language.
The guest speaker was Dr Abdurahman Abdulazeez (www.understandquran.com) who motivated those who studied Arabic at any level to start teaching others.
The aim of the event was to create a hype around the language and provide the platform and information that those that want to learn and/or teach. This is an ongoing process so all are encouraged to contact us when they feel ready to start studying or teaching, and also to provide us with details of any courses or classes that are being held around the country. Our vision is a network of students of Arabic that teach others and create a circle or learning and teaching.
There is a group on Facebook that is being used to facilitate please see South African Students of Arabic: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8522533067
MPN – www.muslimprofessionalsnetwork.com
List of courses offered in Gauteng:
Fountain of Wisdom, 6 week beginners course (Fordsburg)
Schedule: 11 July-15 August, Saturdays from 1pm to 5pm
Cost: R1200 ( arrangements will be made for those who cannot afford)
Contact: Junaid Kajee – jk@fountainofwisdom.co.za – 079 497 6200
Sheikh Salama (Mayfair)
Schedule: Monday nights, 19:45
Cost: R320 per month
Medium level (no class during Ramadaan)
Contact: zaidmahomedy@gmail.com
Fatima Shaikjee (Mayfair)
Shedule : one on one lessons at students availability
Cost : to be discussed
Fatima was born and brought up in Saudi Arabia. She teaches classical and colloqial Arabic.
Contact: safiyyah.s@gmail.com (for more infomation, phone number etc.)
Sheikh Salama (Lenasia)
5 Penguin Avenue, Ext 1, Lenasia
Schedule: Wednesday nights for 2 hours (6:45pm currently)
Cost: R300 per month
Medium level (no class during Ramadaan)
Contact: ahmed.kolia@gmail.com
In Laudium (Pretoria) there are Arabic, tafseer, hadith and fiqh classes on a morning schedule:
Saturday 8:00 10:30am
Venue: Darus Salaam (TMS) Masjid
This is perfect for working people who feel they need to keep in touch with Islamic knowledge. The classes are given free of charge and you just have to pay for the textbooks.
Al-Ghazali College, Erasmia, Pretoria.
Schedule: Saturday morning 9 – 11 am : Advanced 11 am – 1 pm: Beginners
Cost: R50 per hour.
Run by an Egyptian language teacher and has separate groups for beginners and advanced learners.
Understand the Quran
Safiyya Surtee
Sisters only
Once or twice a week
Contact: safiyyah.s@gmail.com
Daarul Da’wah – Arabic Academy (Lenasia)
International curriculum for learning arabic.
Quranic Arabic and Conversational/Modern Arabic.
Separate classes for females by a female teacher.
Classes start: 14th April 2008 (fulltime and part time classes available)
Contact: (011)854-2820 ; 08346411727
arabicacademy8@gmail.com
UJ has a spoken Arabic class once a week in the evenings by Sheikh Bassouni from Egypt
Department of Semitic langauges
University of Johannesburg
Telephone: (011) 559-3259
Fax: (011) 559-3858
ONLINE RESOURCES
For those that are not based in Gauteng, here are the current options we are aware of. Please contact us with details of others to add to the list.
Understand Quran – The easy way
Dr Abdurahman Abdulazeez
Short and Long courses.
All material available on the website to teach yourself or to starting teaching a course
Islam Online University
11 available courses, each with online recorded lectures, handouts, assignments and module tests – great to keep you motivated! http://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
Online Arabic audio lessons
DURBAN COURSES
World Association of Muslim Youth (WAMY), Clare Estate, Durban.
Teacher: Sheikh Ashraf Nasser from Egypt
A really great teacher for all levels of Arabic. Strong in Quranic vocabularly but not grammar focused.
Contact WAMY Durban: +27312078883
If there are any other courses that are running please inform us so that we can inform others in the respective areas.
We would like anyone who is interested in starting to teach Arabic to contact us if they need help with the marketing, setting up and course material.
If there are people interested in joining an interactive online course Bilal and Amina are looking to teach the Basic Understand Quran course through Paltalk or Dimdim online. Contact: bilal.randeree@gmail.com; amina.ebrahim@gmail.com
For further detail on the above contact Muslim Professionals Network at: mpn.email@gmail.com
Also note that the latest quarterly edition of Al Huda is on sale now at selected outlets.Contact: makutano.publications@gmail.com
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