Salsabil Al-Dhad
سلسبيل الضاد
Classical Arabic
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فُصَحاء

Fusahaa — our community of advanced readers.

Fusahaa is the inner circle of Salsabil: students who have completed the advanced track and continue with us as readers, writers, and, often, future teachers.

Who is a Fasīḥ?

A student who has reached C1 in our placement, completed at least two advanced seminars, and contributed at least one written essay to the school's annual journal.

Monthly reading circle

On the first Saturday of every month, the Fusahaa meet to read a single classical text together — sometimes a poem, sometimes a chapter of prose. Open recordings are shared with the wider community.

Annual journal

Each spring we publish Salsabīl, a slim journal of essays, translations, and original Arabic writing by our students. Submissions are read by a teacher and returned with notes.

Teaching apprenticeships

Fusahaa who wish to teach begin a one-year apprenticeship: shadowing a senior teacher, then co-teaching, then leading their own class.