Fethi Mansouri lectures in Middle Eastern Language & Culture Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Arabic in a Flash Volumes 1 and 2, Making Out in Arabic and the Pocket Arabic Dictionary. Yousef Alreemawi is a Research Assistant and Associate lecturer in Arabic Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
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