Discover Arabic culture with the Aladin Institute
The dress code, the food, the professional environment, even the way of speaking or the importance of time, religion or family, etc., as well as the values in general, vary from society to society. Even within Europe, differences can be seen, for example, between Norway, Germany, and Spain.
If you come from a completely opposite culture, such as the Arab one, these differences are even greater and more visible.
Whether you're traveling to an Arab country for vacation or business, staying for more than seven days, or for a major assignment, you'll definitely benefit from gaining more knowledge about this fascinating culture. Our interculturally trained trainers will provide you with all the relevant and necessary information. This is not only essential for your safety and to avoid conflicts, but also, of course, so you can maximize your trip.
To achieve these goals, Aladin offers you various suitable cultural workshops.
Whether you're traveling to an Arab country for vacation or business, staying for more than seven days, or for a major assignment, you'll definitely benefit from gaining more knowledge about this fascinating culture. Our interculturally trained trainers will provide you with all the relevant and necessary information. This is not only essential for your safety and to avoid conflicts, but also, of course, so you can maximize your trip.
To achieve these goals, Aladin offers you various suitable cultural workshops.
Has this ever happened to you?
1. That you heard a native Arabic speaker say, "My friends and I are going..." and you thought that was selfish?-> The Arab simply said the sentence as he translated it from his native language. In Arabic, one begins with "I" first. This is entirely due to the language's system and has nothing to do with egotism: In a sentence involving two or more personal pronouns, one mentions the first person (I/We) first, then the second (You/You), and finally the third person (He/She/They). Over time, as you become more proficient in foreign languages, it will become easier to jump between them.
2. That you were invited by an Arab friend with the words: "Just come whenever you want or at 3:00-3:30 pm?"
-> Between friends, exact times are not important - you want to give the guest a bit of flexibility and not force them to come by at a specific time.
3. That after a five-minute conversation you were asked if you were married and had children?
-> That's normal. Arabs find family and career good topics for small talk. Talking about the weather is unusual and uncommon in the Arab world.
4. That you wondered why an Arab man you met only 30 minutes ago in a café and with whom you had only had a brief chat wanted to pay for your drinks and explained that you were his guest?
-> This is the centuries-old Arab hospitality.
You will understand this and much more better if you participate in our intercultural workshops, because there you will learn from a scientific and practical perspective various aspects of Arab culture, namely Arabic etiquette, how to make small talk, when to start talking about business, work culture, stereotypes from both sides, encoding and decoding messages in an intercultural context, perceptions of time, privacy, and power distance, collectivism/individualism, cultural norms, right and wrong on three levels of communication: verbal, paraverbal, and nonverbal...
-> Between friends, exact times are not important - you want to give the guest a bit of flexibility and not force them to come by at a specific time.
-> That's normal. Arabs find family and career good topics for small talk. Talking about the weather is unusual and uncommon in the Arab world.
-> This is the centuries-old Arab hospitality.
Our intercultural workshops
1.For companies
Your benefits:
1. You get the know-how of interculturally trained Arab trainerswith several years of professional experience in Germany and the Arab world.
2. You discover the most important aspects
of Arab culture in 6 hours.
3. You don't have to come to us. We'll host the seminar at your company headquarters throughout Germany.
Price:
599€ plus travel expenses
Your benefits:
1. You get the know-how of interculturally trained Arab trainers,who know both cultures very well.
2. The content of your training will according to your needs
prepared and communicated to you with a suitable offer.
3. You get to know the Arab culture, either during a training session or via webinar.
Price:
Upon request
