any arabs on sdn??

[Hook17]

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?

 

[freesolo]

yep i think theres a bunch you might find more in middle east section

 

[VPDcurt]

yo

 

[pakidoc]

ahlan wa sahlan 🙄

 

[BaylorGuy]

Count me in

Salaam

 

[Hook17]

where you guys from originally?

 

[Hoooba]

Masrawy

 

[Hook17]

so where you planning on applying or where are you in the process

 

[BaylorGuy]

Originally from Palestine...my parents immigrated here in early 70s.

Second time applying...TMDSAS and AMCAS have been processed...finishing secondaries for Texas schools....ready for all the others.

 

[chaeymaey]

Damn, BaylorGuy, you're so ahead of the game. You make me feel behind...tear. I'm Persian, but I have some Syrian ancestry (I even have "Sham" in my last name). I like Arabic music and I have a lot of Arab friends. I even took Arabic 1 and 2.

 

[speranza]

Hmm, I can read Arabic...does that count? 🙂

 

[Hook17]

khodafaz chaeymaey

 

[Hook17]

Originally from Palestine...my parents immigrated here in early 70s.

Second time applying...TMDSAS and AMCAS have been processed...finishing secondaries for Texas schools....ready for all the others.

thats cool so if your family immigrated in the 70s you're probably from the west bank? which city?

 

[chaeymaey]

khodafaz chaeymaey

tee hee, very good. ma'ah salama

 

[Hook17]

tee hee, very good. ma'ah salama

not bad yourself.. saying goodbye and cursing ones father are the only two phrases i know in farsi, im sure your arabic is much better than my farsi

 

[chaeymaey]

My favorite Arabic phrases:

Andy sayera.

Akooloo hummus.

Askanoo fee shagha.

Ana iraniya.

 

[Hook17]

anti ikteera hilwa, did they teach you that one

 

[Karim]

My parents are from Egypt. I know how to speak Arabic but I can barely read or write.

 

[chaeymaey]

Nope, don't know that one. I know anti means she.

 

[freesolo]

syrian here, i kinda speak arabic mostly slang, i forgot how to read it sad.. i know, im gonna try and practice on it again soon after this damn MCAT is over. baylor guy did you get accepted the first time? I dont understand why your reapplying. You texans are soo soo lucky too so many schools to apply to, im only applying to the Oklahoma schools, everywhere else is so damn expensive or hard to get into.

For those of you that already had interviews, did your arabic heritage come up alot in interviews?

 

[chaeymaey]

syrian here, i kinda speak arabic mostly slang, i forgot how to read it sad.. i know, im gonna try and practice on it again soon after this damn MCAT is over. baylor guy did you get accepted the first time? I dont understand why your reapplying. You texans are soo soo lucky too so many schools to apply to, im only applying to the Oklahoma schools, everywhere else is so damn expensive or hard to get into.

For those of you that already had interviews, did your arabic heritage come up alot in interviews?

Try appyling to some TX schools, like TX Tech or TX A&M. They tend to look more favorably on OK residents when considering out of staters.

 

[Hook17]

anyone reppin the ramallah area?

 

[Ambs]

so, I'm not an Arab, but I was raised in Kuwait. We moved (or rather escaped) during the Gulf War. I'm from Pakistan originally. I can read Arabic and understand/speak very little. Mmmmmm, I love Arabic food. Shawarma, hummus, falafel, dolmas. 😀

 

[SplinkMD]

hey wuts up guys....im mostly egyptian with a lil bit of greek...both parents came from egypt in the 1980's....so first generation to be born here in the states...i can speak arabic, however not that well and i cant read or write...wish i could....anyways im currently on the waitlist at 4 schools and hopefully should be hearing soon or else im gonna have to re-apply....if anyone has any questions feel free to pm me

ps chaeymaey is that ur pic?? cuz if it is...u r gorgeous! (sheklic tegenin)

 

[Flopotomist]

Ana amriki (mish arab) walakin sukunt fi Misr wa Kuwait.

 

[wendywellesley]

ana darasat al lurat al arabia fi kuliati. i can read and write but i forgot most of the kalimat 😳

anyone listen to alabina? she's HOT!!!

 

[BaylorGuy]

syrian here, i kinda speak arabic mostly slang, i forgot how to read it sad.. i know, im gonna try and practice on it again soon after this damn MCAT is over. baylor guy did you get accepted the first time? I dont understand why your reapplying. You texans are soo soo lucky too so many schools to apply to, im only applying to the Oklahoma schools, everywhere else is so damn expensive or hard to get into.

For those of you that already had interviews, did your arabic heritage come up alot in interviews?

La, i didnt get in the first time. I dont know why, maybe because i got my stuff in late. I'm trying not to make the same mistakes i made last year. I really want to go to school in TX....hoping that i get in.

 

[BaylorGuy]

anti ikteera hilwa, did they teach you that one

My thoughts exactly. I'm not going to translate it for you, but its a compliment chaey.

I can speak, write, and read arabic...i have a little trouble reading the arabic that is in the papers beacuse it doesn't have the accent marks and all...it takes me a little while, but i eventually get it.

My parents are from Qalqiliya, its a small town outside of Nablus....about an hour and a half northwest of Jerusalem. Speaking of Ramallah, my sister's husband (and his family) is from there.

 

[Hoooba]

Although I was born in Wales, I grew up in Egypt and moved to South Dakota with my family my freshman year in highschool. I still speak arabic with my family and I go back to Egypt in the summer when I can. I try to read the quran everynight to keep my reading sharp. We've got a couple of arabic threads in the middle east forum. Come join us if you like

Eshta ya shabab

 

[Hoooba]

anti ikteera hilwa, did they teach you that one

😉

 

[iraqiamerican]

Iraqi here! 😀
Bas ma 3aruf 3ahki arabi ketheer

By the way, does anybody know if any particular school favors/likes arab student?! 🙂

 

[Publius]

mw alimna "ikteera" balmarines *checks dictionary

 

[nimer1456]

My thoughts exactly. I'm not going to translate it for you, but its a compliment chaey.

I can speak, write, and read arabic...i have a little trouble reading the arabic that is in the papers beacuse it doesn't have the accent marks and all...it takes me a little while, but i eventually get it.

My parents are from Qalqiliya, its a small town outside of Nablus....about an hour and a half northwest of Jerusalem. Speaking of Ramallah, my sister's husband (and his family) is from there.

I went to the Qalqiliya Zoo when I was in the west bank a few years ago!! My family is from Kifl Haris. It is near Nablus as well 🙂 Nice to meet some people from that area 🙂

 

[Hoooba]

Iraqi here! 😀
Bas ma 3aruf 3ahki arabi ketheer

By the way, does anybody know if any particular school favors/likes arab student?! 🙂

LOL. Sorry, I think we're out of luck

 

[tinkerbelle]

By the way, does anybody know if any particular school favors/likes arab student?! 🙂

I don't think there are any US schools that favor Arabs.

For those of you that already had interviews, did your arabic heritage come up alot in interviews?

Out of 10 interviews, I think it only came up once (and only because the interviewer was curious why I have a Russian name but don't look Russian)

 

[Hoooba]

I am actually interested to know which areas in the US have decent-sized arabic populations. I've spent the last 7 years in South Dakota (don't ask me why) and me and my brothers are pretty much the only arabic college students in the state. I'm trying to apply to schools in areas that have arabic populations. Anyone have any advice ?

 

[nimer1456]

For those of you that already had interviews, did your arabic heritage come up alot in interviews?

The day I interviewed with U Chicago Yasser Arafat died. I was unaware since I wasn’t really up to watching the news before my interview. My interviewer asked me how I felt, I was of course surprised. We talked about my family for awhile.

At each school I interviewed with at least one person asked me about my heritage. At SIU I had an interviewer who was Egyptian so I wasn’t too surprised. It really just depends on the people you get and how much you talk about your heritage in your essays.

 

[nimer1456]

I am actually interested to know which areas in the US have decent-sized arabic populations. I've spent the last 7 years in South Dakota (don't ask me why) and me and my brothers are pretty much the only arabic college students in the state. I'm trying to apply to schools in areas that have arabic populations. Anyone have any advice ?

Michican... Dearborn to be exact. Crazy number of Arabs there. Chicago area has a good population as well.

 

[Denn]

I am not an Arab, but I like Arabs. Selam to all of you 🙂

 

[sunny123]

When playing soccer with some of my arab-homeys, I yell out Yalla yalla!!! (it means go! go! right?)

I dunno what habibi means....

 

[Hoooba]

When playing soccer with some of my arab-homeys, I yell out Yalla yalla!!! (it means go! go! right?)

I dunno what habibi means....

Friendly word for friend

 

[sunny123]

Friendly word for friend

shukran 😉

 

[Hoooba]

shukran 😉

3afwan George

 

[nimer1456]

When playing soccer with some of my arab-homeys, I yell out Yalla yalla!!! (it means go! go! right?)

I dunno what habibi means....

Habibi is a term of endearment. Listen to any arab song and you hear it over and over and over and....

and yes, Yalla means "come on" or "go" depending on the context. My dad used it on me a lot when i was little 😳

 

[Hook17]

i hear yeshiva univ looks favorably on palestinians in particular

 

[Shobra]

I am a native of Egypt. Born and raised there, up until high school. I'm an undergraduate at UMiami, doing biochem. I'm almost done filling out AMCAS. MCAT not until August, though. Can't wait to get it over with. For those of you who will take it in August, rabena ma3ako. And for those who already have, I hope that you will get in insha' Allah. Just don't forget to let us know. Peace!

 

[BaylorGuy]

I went to the Qalqiliya Zoo when I was in the west bank a few years ago!! My family is from Kifl Haris. It is near Nablus as well 🙂 Nice to meet some people from that area 🙂

Seriously...the Qalqiliya zoo is really cool. The only problem i found was going at the right time of the day so the animals are active. I usually visit in the summer so its hard to see them active during the middle of the summer days. Still though I had some good times there.

i hear yeshiva univ looks favorably on palestinians in particular

That's weird...i applied here so lets hope its true. 🙂 🙂

Anyone have any favorite singers...i'm a fan of amr diab and some of the old school singers like Fareed Attrash and Um-Kalthoom

 

[Hook17]

Seriously...the Qalqiliya zoo is really cool. The only problem i found was going at the right time of the day so the animals are active. I usually visit in the summer so its hard to see them active during the middle of the summer days. Still though I had some good times there.



That's weird...i applied here so lets hope its true. 🙂 🙂

Anyone have any favorite singers...i'm a fan of amr diab and some of the old school singers like Fareed Attrash and Um-Kalthoom

ya zalama what about nancy

 

[Shobra]

I personally think that there's no one like Amr Diab and Mohamed Mounir. I also love Abu Wadee3, George Wassouf.

 

[chaeymaey]

Hakim and Alabina are good too.