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Another Way

A city without power. We had been without power for nearly a day and a half (like much of Algeria) when the men in my neighborhood broke. Refrigerators were stocked with spoiling Ramadhan delicacies,...

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Perfect Your Speaking Through…Two Birds and a Stone?

Perhaps you have heard the saying, “Kill two birds with one stone.” With the following approach you can do exactly that, insha’Allah. One of the most enjoyable ways to develop a good English vocabulary...

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Is Your Heart as True as Your Arm?

I didn’t intend to post today, but then I found this poem in my mail box, and I had to share it. You may enjoy reading the biography of the poet as well, insha’Allah. To the Swimmer by Countee Cullen...

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A Selfish Post: What Work Is

As a daily treat to myself I get a poem a day from info@poetryfoundation.org. Today, this one was sent to my mailbox. Really, I’m supposed to go to bed now, but I had to share it. This poem is one of...

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Yes.

When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman Stars. When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams,...

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14 Ways to Improve Your English Speaking Skills

“Karen,” one of my students said to me recently,  ”I understand everything I read, and I can write well.  But how do I improve my speaking?” In Algeria, this is a common problem. It’s not as though one...

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