Hamza’s Hamza (Arabic Letter Designating the Glottal Stop)

Description : Hamza hates the Arabic Letter Designating the Glottal Stop because he loses marks in the dictation class because of it. He explains how this letter jumps around because it is written on top of other different letters, or it sometimes come on its own which confuses him. He also complains that it is not in the list of Arabic alphabetical letter which they have memorized. So, his teacher answers his questions showing him the importance of this letter.

SGD : Goal 4: Quality Education

Keywords : Children literature, Our Beautiful Language, the Arabic Letter Designating the Glottal Stop, rhyming words, the alphabet

Type : An educational story

Relations : It is one of eight stories in the collection Our Beautiful Language: The Laughing Letters

Coverage : The Arabic teacher helps Hamza to understand the Arabic Letter Designating the Glottal Stop

Language and Age : In Arabic for age 11-12

Publishing Rights : The writer and Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, Cairo

Publisher and Place : Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, Cairo

Publication Date : 2000

E-Format : 19 pages in Arabic