I would like to express my deep gratitude and appreciation to the University of Michigan Language Resource Center director and staff, especially to Mr. Phillip Cameron and Mr. Johnathon Beals for their valuable suggestions and tangible assistance during the design of this website. Thank are also due to my research assistant, Ms. Meghan Hough, who helped in updating the Arab Culture instructional materials and who transferred them to the website. My genuine thanks go to professor Gottfried Hagen, chair of the University of Michigan Department of Middle East Studies, for providing me with office space after my retirement, and allowing me to use my research funds to continue my scholarly activities, including the creation of this website.