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Advanced Audio Blog 2

In this 25-lesson series, you will learn even more about the history, culture, and arts of the Arabic speaking world. This audio blog series will introduce you to the Pharoahs of ancient Egypt.

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Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Khufu

Learn about an Egyptian leader that may sound slightly familiar, as he has been portrayed in some comics and even a video game

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Hatshepsut

Learn about an Egyptian leader that was one of the most influential and successful pharaohs

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Thutmose III

Learn about an Egyptian family of leaders

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Akhenaten

Learn about an Egyptian leader that changed not only the thinking of his people but the thinking of how people viewed pharaohs altogether

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Tutankhamen

Learn about one of the most well-known Egyptian pharaohs: King Tut

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Rameses II

Learn about an Egyptian leader who obtained a passport after his death

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Ramses III

Learn about an Egyptian leader that may have had a scandalous murder plot against him

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Darius

Learn about an Egyptian ruler and the religious tolerance this ruler observed regardless of a certain faith

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Ptolemy I

Learn about the life of a motivated Egyptian leader who helped the economy expand and made Greek the official language

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Leaders: Cleopatra VII

Learn about an Egyptian ruler who has been idolized for years and an ancient, priceless library that was ultimately destroyed

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Amr Diab

Learn about an Egyptian musician that has become known all over the world for both his music and his face

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Fairouz

Learn about a very popular Arabic singer, one that is set in her ways

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Ilham al-Madfai

Learn about a musician that is well-known for his innovative music

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Magida El Roumi

Learn about an Egyptian musician that has dabbled in many genres of music

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Mohamed Abdel Wahab

Learn about an Egyptian musician that acted some, sang a lot, and even wrote a few very important songs such as a National Anthem

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Mohamed Al-Qasabji

Learn about a musician that was a master at what he did and about the history of the oud

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Riyad Al-Sunbati

Learn about a musical instrument called the oud and a famous musician that was known for playing it

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Sayed Darwish

Learn about the father of Egyptian popular music, what was named in honor of him, and one of his songs that became known internationally

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Umm Kulthum

Learn about the most distinguished Egyptian singer of the 20th century

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Musicians: Zakariyya Ahmad

Learn about an Egyptian musician, the university he attended, and the many genres he dabbled in

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Movies: Al-Ard (The Land)

Learn about a classic Egyptian movie and its producer

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Movies: Al-Haraam

Learn about a classic Egyptian movie that stands up for oppressed workers

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Movies: Al-Mummia (The Night of Counting the Years or the Mummy)

Learn about true-life mummies and an Egyptian film that was restored in 2009 for everyone to enjoy once more

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Movies: Bab El-Hadid (The Iron Gate)

Learn about a movie that was banned for 12 years in Egypt

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Egyptian Movies: Bidaya wa Nihaya (A Beginning and an End)

Learn about a movie that has more tragedy in its short span than anyone should have in a lifetime

3 Minutes • Audio