Complex sentence: Al Kottab (Arabic الكتَّاب) is an old-fashioned method of education in Arab countries in which a sheikh teaches a group of students who sit in front of him on the ground.
Split into simpler sentences: Al Kottab (Arabic الكتَّاب) is an old fashioned method of education in Arab countries. It consists mainly of a teacher (a sheikh) and a group of pupils usually sitting in front of him on the ground.