Archive for September, 2016
Reading, Muslim Emoji, 2 Posted by aziza on Sep 16, 2016
This post presents the answers of the reading comprehension exercise based on a news item from CNN Arabic. Please find the news story, questions and answers below. دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة (CNN) — قريبا، سيضاف إلى قائمة الرموز التعبيرية “الإيموجي” رمزان جديد سيسران كثيرا من مستخدميها في الدول الإسلامية، وهي رمز فتاة ترتدي الحجاب، وشاب…
Reading, Muslim Emoji, 1 Posted by aziza on Sep 16, 2016
This post presents a reading comprehension exercise based on a news item from CNN Arabic. Please answer the questions based on the news story below, and use the vocabulary provided to make comprehension easier. دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة (CNN) — قريبا، سيضاف إلى قائمة الرموز التعبيرية “الإيموجي” رمزان جديد سيسران كثيرا من مستخدميها في الدول…
Roast Lamb Leg with potatoes Posted by aziza on Sep 12, 2016
Happy Eid! Usually in Eid Al-Adha we have a lot of meat. Last year, I cooked fatta in the first day of the Eid, and I shared the recipe with you! Today, I am cooking a lamb leg in the oven. I follow the recipe in Daisy’s Kitchen! I have tried it before and it…
Eid al-Adha Posted by aziza on Sep 11, 2016
Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى) means “Festival of the Sacrifice” is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Abraham (إبراهيم) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God’s command, before God then intervened, through his angel Gabriel (جبريل) and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. To celebrate the…
Is This The End of Cheap Oil? (2) Posted by jesa on Sep 10, 2016
Marhaba! I hope you found the reading comprehension exercise on the hike in the price of oil after the Saudi-Russian agreement useful and interesting. Today, I am sharing the answers to the previous questions in the reading comprehension post. I hope you are starting to feel comfortable when discussing some of the world’s latest developments…
Is This The End of Cheap Oil? Posted by jesa on Sep 6, 2016
Marhaba! Oil is one of the most important resources that we need to survive. Be it from driving our cars, to operating factories and heavy machinery, to heating up during the winter, or for a variety of other factors, we are still very dependent on oil. Despite the fact that there has been lots of…
Mint Lemonade the Levantine Way Posted by jesa on Sep 3, 2016
Marhaba! Summer is not almost gone or at least that’s what I am trying to convince myself. Don’t get me wrong, I love the fall season, but having a few more summer days is great. To keep up the summer spirit, today I am sharing a recipe for one my favorite beverages: Mint Lemonade. But…