, Arabic
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
by Amine Bouchentouf
,Arabic For Dummies®
Published by
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
111 River St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
www.wiley.com
Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published simultaneously in Canada
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, About the Author
Amine Bouchentouf is a native English, Arabic, and French speaker born and
raised in Casablanca, Morocco. Amine has been teaching Arabic and lectur-
ing about relations between America and the Arab world in his spare time for
over 4 years and has offered classes and seminars for students at Middlebury
College, the Council on Foreign Relations, and various schools across the
United States. He runs and maintains the Web site www.al-baab.com
(which means “gateway” in Arabic).
Amine graduated from Middlebury College and has always been interested
in promoting better relations between the West and the Middle East through
dialogue and mutual understanding. Amine published his first book, Arabic:
A Complete Course (Random House), soon after graduating college in order
to help Americans understand Arabic language and culture. He has written
Arabic For Dummies in an attempt to reach an even wider audience with the
aim of fostering better relations through education.
He holds a degree in Economics from Middlebury and has extensive experi-
ence in the arena of international investing. He is a registered investment
advisor and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Amine is currently working on his third book, Investing in Commodities For
Dummies (Wiley Publishing).
Amine is an avid traveler and has visited over 15 countries across the Middle
East, Europe, and North and South America. Aside from his interest in lan-
guages, business, and travel, Amine enjoys biking, rollerblading, playing
guitar, chess, and golf. He lives in New York City.
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
by Amine Bouchentouf
,Arabic For Dummies®
Published by
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
111 River St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
www.wiley.com
Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published simultaneously in Canada
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or
by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permit-
ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written
permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the
Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600.
Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing,
Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317-572-3447, fax 317-572-4355, or online at http://
www.wiley.com/go/permissions.
Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the
Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com and related trade
dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United
States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor
mentioned in this book.
LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REP-
RESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CRE-
ATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CON-
TAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A
COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE
AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION
OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FUR-
THER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE
INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY
MAKE. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK
MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT
IS READ.
For general information on our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care
Department within the U.S. at 800-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002.
For technical support, please visit www.wiley.com/techsupport.
Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may
not be available in electronic books.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006920607
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-77270-5
ISBN-10: 0-471-77270-4
Manufactured in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1B/RT/QU/QW/IN
, About the Author
Amine Bouchentouf is a native English, Arabic, and French speaker born and
raised in Casablanca, Morocco. Amine has been teaching Arabic and lectur-
ing about relations between America and the Arab world in his spare time for
over 4 years and has offered classes and seminars for students at Middlebury
College, the Council on Foreign Relations, and various schools across the
United States. He runs and maintains the Web site www.al-baab.com
(which means “gateway” in Arabic).
Amine graduated from Middlebury College and has always been interested
in promoting better relations between the West and the Middle East through
dialogue and mutual understanding. Amine published his first book, Arabic:
A Complete Course (Random House), soon after graduating college in order
to help Americans understand Arabic language and culture. He has written
Arabic For Dummies in an attempt to reach an even wider audience with the
aim of fostering better relations through education.
He holds a degree in Economics from Middlebury and has extensive experi-
ence in the arena of international investing. He is a registered investment
advisor and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Amine is currently working on his third book, Investing in Commodities For
Dummies (Wiley Publishing).
Amine is an avid traveler and has visited over 15 countries across the Middle
East, Europe, and North and South America. Aside from his interest in lan-
guages, business, and travel, Amine enjoys biking, rollerblading, playing
guitar, chess, and golf. He lives in New York City.
