Podcasts ??!!!

Three weeks ago I stumbled upon a website that contains audio files called PODCASTS !!! It's been years since I started using the internet , but this was actually the first time I tried to understand closely what does a Podcast mean. In the last couple of weeks I've been looking for something to help me improve my listening skills , something new I mean , I've been starting to feel bored of the traditional ways like the audio files recorded mainly for learning purposes. Podcasts was something new, natural talks and natural discussions.

But is it all about being listening resources ?

Actually no ! After listening to three or four recordings I found that podcasts mean more than a new way to improve listening. They can be used as resources for a lot of useful information about business , technology , scientific discoveries , etc. The discussions that podcasts contain can also help the listener improve his speaking and even argumentation skills ( if a podcast contains arguments ).

Podcasts have become an added pleasure to the many pleasures and benefits of the internet. I download one or two everyday and listen to them on my cell phone , usually before going to sleep or in my leisure time ( along with many other things of course )

I wonder why Podcasts are not so popular in Arabic as they are in English. In English there are tens of thousands of podcasts in hundreds of topics while in Arabic there were only one or two attempts to publish podcasts in a very limited range of topics ( almost comedy ) , and were not successful at all .

I hope that one day I'll be able to build a big website for Arabic podcasts , expressing Arabic and Islamic culture in Arabic language.

Here are two of the best websites for Podcasts :

http://www.odeo.com/

http://www.fluctu8.com/

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A new day ...

I looked for something to write about , searched my heart , my mind , my body , but didn't find something new .. However , there was this new day , a new episode of my life that I think is worth writing about..

It's a very normal day , at first glance you might find it boring to continue reading , but this is part of My Life , and everything you feel about this single day is exactly what you should feel about my life as a whole…

I got up early at 5:20 am , went to the bathroom , and then got dressed and went to the mosque. I prayed Al-Fajr as an Imam , and I went to another mosque after the prayer. I had an exam there in Islamic Creed , in a very important chapter called " Belief and Disbelief ". The exam took about an hour ( from 6 to 7 ) , then I came home.

I did some work for my father and surfed the internet for about half an hour and then I went to bed at 8.

I got up at 10:30 , had a breakfast ( a cup of milk with a piece of donuts ) and my father asked me to count some money for him.

I checked my email for half an hour and then went to the mosque again to pray Al_Thohr. Then I had a quick chat with two of my friends. I got home and wore a training suit and went to the gym , but , unfortunately , it was closed. I came back home and I'm now writing this post ...