Our course this semester dove into Arab culture as a way of deepening our appreciation of and functioning in a language. We’ve conversed with an Arab, learnt the art of calligraphy, cooked Arabic dishes, explored Islam on an excursion to the Islamic Museum of Australia and eaten lunch in an Arab restaurant. Our final artistic activity has seen the 13 students in pairs designing Arabic henna patterns on fingers and hands. Students refer to a design and carefully squeeze henna, a paste derived from dried leaves of lawsonia inermis tree. The often intricate and always startling pattern remains on the skin for around three days. Hennah cones are readily available at Indian produce supermarkets of Geelong. A big شكراً to the Art Department for hosting our class in the Art Room.

مع السلامة!

Daniel Millie
Teacher