• Joined: September 10, 2004

"as'Salaam 3'liykum!Ismi Michael'Jamal'.Kuntu mutatawe'3a m'3 al'munadhama al'hi'at as'Salaam f'Maghrib.I was a PCV in Morocco('02-'03)-b4 the program was suspended due to the US Invasion of Iraq.I joined this group primarily to keep up w/my Arabic."

• Joined: February 11, 2010

"I'm Amjad from Morocco, I would like to join this meetup to meet new friends from the same background and to expand my network friends."

• Joined: January 19, 2009

"Hi, I am Dessy and I am from Bulgaria.I have lived in the states since 2005. I have a bachelors degree in arab and muslim civilizations and arabic language. I have two semesters towards my Masters degree. I want to refresh and practice my arabic."

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• Joined: February 15, 2008

"Hi I was born in Egypt and speak Arabic fluently. Have been on Adu Dhabi TV, Egyptian TV, and BBC Arabic Program amongst others. I also teach and coach. Cheers, nora"

• Joined: June 18, 2006

"Salam alaykom, I'm Fatimazahra from Morocco, I'm graduated from a management school, and I love talking to foreigners and got to know new people and cultures.."

• Joined: September 19, 2009

"Hello, my name is Amina and I would like to network with all different communities in New York."

• Joined: September 21, 2008

"I want to meet friend's"

• Joined: March 5, 2005

"I am very interested in practicing Arabic. I have been unsuccessful in finding a local class where I can study with others, so this seems like a reasonable solution."

• Joined: March 11, 2010

"Ahlan! My name is Wendy Wong and I am looking for an Arabic language and culture meetup group primarily to keep up with what I've learned in MSA and Egyptian colloquial. I graduated recently from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor's."

• Joined: July 10, 2007

"A gringo who is into languages and travel, I speak French, Spanish, and am still working on my Arabic. It's been 5 years! How am I doing?"

• Joined: June 10, 2007

"I'm back! Had joined this group, then removed myself from membership and am now happy to be back- hope to meet other members soon!"

• Joined: September 10, 2009

"I just came back from Egypt, and need to continue to work on my Arabic"

• Joined: January 9, 2008

"I hope to one day read Arabic poetry. Of course, first you have to learn to tell a joke in Arabic. I know this will only happen if I mix with other people who care about Arabic and if they know some Arabic, even better."

• Joined: November 6, 2007

"I'd like to participate in the events in the open spirit they are intended."

• Joined: July 8, 2009

"I would like to make more arab friends in the NYC area."

• Joined: February 7, 2010

"i want to continue learning arabic, here for 6 months"

• Joined: November 30, 2009

"I recieved an email invite"

• Joined: October 18, 2005

"hey my name is Hesham i'm egyptian american who lives in brooklyn N.Y i was born in egy in 1975"

• Joined: July 21, 2006

"I have just started learning Egyptian Arabic (I'm using Pimsleur's method). Many of my friends are Arabic and my husband is Egyptian so I am trying to learn so I can converse in Arabic with everyone."

• Joined: July 9, 2009

"I teach ESL to students who speak a wide range of languages; about 15% of them speak Arabic. Recently, I've found myself increasingly drawn to both the language and the culture. I hope to travel to the Middle East over the next year or so."