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New Year Video Message from Dr. Ramzi Salti's Arabology Program

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A special video greeting to everyone who has ever supported my Arabology radio/YouTube program and many thanks to all the amazing Arab artists who have graciously agreed to be interviewed through the years. Here's to a better 2021!  Watch below or at https://youtu.be/628MU8iTqzE


ุงุชู…ู†ู‰ ู„ุฌู…ูŠุน ู…ุดุงู‡ุฏูŠ ุจุฑู†ุงู…ุฌ ุนุฑุจูˆู„ูˆุฌูŠ ุนุงู…ุงً ุฌุฏูŠุฏุงً ู…ู„ูŠุฆุงً ุจุงู„ุตุญุฉ ูˆุงู„ุนุงููŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ู†ุฌุงุญ ูˆุงู„ู ุดูƒุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุญุจุชูƒู… ูˆู…ุชุงุจุนุชูƒู… ูˆุชุดุฌูŠุนูƒู… ุนุจุฑ ุงู„ุณู†ูˆุงุช. ูƒู…ุง ุงูˆุฏ ุฃู† ุฃุดูƒุฑ ูƒู„ ุงู„ูู†ุงู†ูŠู† ู…ู† ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู†ุญุงุก ุงู„ูˆุทู† ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠ ุงู„ุฐูŠู† ุดุงุฑูƒูˆู†ูŠ ุจู…ุดูˆุงุฑู‡ู… ุงู„ูู†ูŠ ูˆุฃุนู…ุงู„ู‡ู… ุงู„ุนุธูŠู…ุฉ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุงุจู„ุงุช ุงู„ุชูŠ ุฃุฌุฑูŠุชู‡ุง ู…ุนู‡ู… ุงู„ุฑุฌุงุก ุงู„ุงุดุชุฑุงูƒ ุจุงู„ู‚ู†ุงุฉ ู„ูŠุตู„ูƒู… ูƒู„ ู…ุงู‡ูˆ ุฌุฏูŠุฏ
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