Another Daring Critique of Arabic Standards in Journalism, Politics and the Media and the Social and Cultural Impact of Arabic Satellite Television on Modern Arab Societies!

Over 14 new articles, papers and essays relentlessly exploring various aspects of Arabic usage and incisively examining the critical role satellite television is playing in establishing and promoting expressions that not only violate language norms and standards, but also defy logic in any language.

"Blunders upon blunders are regurgitated daily by the media in amazing stubbornness and absentmindedness and picked up unawares by viewers looking up to the so-called Fourth Estate for solutions to their social and political ills and woes. The synergy between the media and the political apparatus is stupendously unmasking—despite the claims of modernity, democratization, objectivity and professionalism, Arabic media today is just another  coat of paint on top of a rotting base; it is a sugar coated sedative", says the author. 

"Bad journalistic styles and trite expressions are borrowed from English wholesale with admirable stupidity that the misnomer 'Modern Standard Arabic' will soon become a reality", the author adds.

This book, which combines serious, funny and audacious criticisms, is written in the author's highly refined distinct style of Arabic.

Described by his readers as the Ziad Rahbani of Arabic Writing and Translation Criticism for pulling no punches, and his style as easy to read and hard to emulate, Ali Darwish again excels in this new facetious yet serious book that cuts deep into the psyche of modern Arabs!

If you have enjoyed Language, Translation and Identity, you will certainly love this one! 

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The Book of Wonders of Arabic Blunders
in Journalism, Politics and Media - ISBN 0 9757419 3 4
Arabic with English Abstracts 

Price AUD$45.  Planned release date: July 2007