Mohamed El-Sawi Hassan
FREE LESSON – ARABIC 101 – with Mohamed El-Sawi Hassan
In 2006 visiting scholar in linguistics Mohamed Hassan and Mohammed Abdelaal highlighted the opening of the Hampshire mosque in Amherst.
Senior Lecturer in Arabic and Director of the Five College Arabic Program
NOTES AND QUOTES
‘It was high time to start a place [Hampshire mosque] and have an anchor’
People who associate Islam with terrorism because of media images from the Mideast do not understand the faith, said Hassan.
‘Every Muslim knows this does not represent Islam,’ he said. ‘People who target innocent people aren’t Muslims. It’s a religion of mercy and peace.‘
Mohamed Hassan, a lecturer teaching Arabic language courses at Smith, hopes that expanded Middle East and Islamic studies curricula will lead to deeper understanding and mutual
Meanwhile, the yearlong introductory Arabic language course, taught by Mohamed Hassan, has been split into two sections because of increased enrollment.
Of course, the Middle East is a vast region, points out Hassan, who moved to the United States from Egypt, the most populated Arab country, three years ago?
FREE ARABIC LESSON – kafir
Most of the Holy Koran is about the kafir, and it is one of the easiest and most fun words to say in Arabic. It’s kind of like the n_word but with SO much more meaning.
Kafir is often translated as non-Muslim or infidel – but this is incorrect.
The Holy Koran defines the kafir and says that the kafir is hated and despised by Allah.
A kafir can be mocked, tortured, punished, killed, beheaded, confused, plotted against, terrorized, destroyed, deceived, cheated, insulted, subjugated, or humiliated.
Our Holy Koran says that a kafir is ignorant, blind, arrogant, evil, a liar, disgraced, a partner of Satan, doomed, detested, unclean, and cursed.
When speaking with a Muslim, you should always use the proper Arabic word kafir. It shows that you understand Islam.
Senior Lecturer in Arabic and Director of the Five College Arabic Language Program
Amherst College
Fall 2012:
Amherst: Arabic 101: First Year Arabic I
Amherst: Arabic 201: Second Year Arabic I
Amherst: Arabic 401: Fourth Year Arabic/Media Arabic
Spring 2013:
Amherst: Arabic 102: First Year Arabic II
Amherst: Arabic 202: Second Year Arabic II
Amherst: Arabic 402: Topics in Arabic Language and Culture
The Ummah – the Muslim Master Race
Even biologically unrelated Muslims refer to each other as ‘brothers and sisters’, even if they would not be likely iftar guests because of racial or ethnic prejudice.
In contrast, all the non-Muslim inhabitants of the planet are kaffirs, kuffars, kafirs, kufrs or other variant spellings, which are usually translated as ‘infidels’. Infidels in turn are subdivided into Dhimmis or Harbis, according to whether they should be subjugated or killed outright.
All kafirs are ‘najis’ – filth.
The Muslims’ loyalty to this imaginary brotherhood (known as The Ummah) trumps and overrides all other loyalties and obligations, including any loyalty to their country of residence and obligation to obey its kafir ‘man-made’ laws. Islam is not really a religion, it’s more an international criminal conspiracy.
