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Listening Test: A Syrian refugee (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 13, 2020
Today, I have a listening opportunity for our advanced Arabic learners who are keen to improve their comprehension & listening skills. In today’s post, I chose a story about a Syrian refugee لاجئة سورية – Joelle – who left Syria in 2011 and moved with her family to Beirut and eventually settled استقرّت in Sydney…
Orange the world (2) لوِّن العالم برتقاليًا Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 6, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this blog post where we’re still talking about the way Twitter users responded to the UN campaign :حملة الأمم المتحدة “Unite to end violence against women” اِتّحدوا لإنهاء العنف ضد المرأة that is celebrated on the 25th Of each month. “Orange the world” or “لوّن العالم برتقاليًا” is the…
Orange the world (1) لوِّن العالم برتقاليًا Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 3, 2020
Over the last few days, the colour orange اللون البرتقالي could be seen on many Twitter accounts in the Arab world. The reason was to raise awareness about لنشر الوعي حول domestic abuse against women العنف المنزلي ضد النساء. Many hashtags were created in Arabic as a response to the UN campaign :حملة الأمم المتحدة…
What’s White privilege? امتياز البِيض Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 30, 2020
Earlier this month, mass protests مظاهرات جماعية erupted اندلعت after the death بعد مقتل of George Floyd – an African American citizen مواطن أمريكي من أصل أفريقي – at the hands of a police officer على يد ضابط شرطة in the US. As today is the last day of this month, it’s very timely الوقت…
Arabs’ long-lasting love for bread Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 26, 2020
Today, I would like to share with you some insights about Arabs’ extreme love for a type of food that they don’t seem to be able to live without! That food item is nothing but bread Al-khubz الخبز . This is not just metaphorical image as in some parts of the Arab world, but bread…
Arabic music in Barcelona: Answers Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 19, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this post that you could use to test your comprehension skills (listening in particular). Last week, I shared with you a short clip produced by BBC Arabic, which features a Syrian couple زوجين سوريين (living in Barcelona) who used an innovative solution ًحلًا مبتكرًا to deal with the feeling…
Arabic music in Barcelona: Questions Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 12, 2020
Welcome to the first part of this post. Today, I would like to share with you a video clip, produced by BBC Arabic, featuring an inspiring story قصة ملهمة of a Syrian couple لزوجين سوريين living in Barcelona. Since the early days of the lockdown منذ الأيام الأولى من الإغلاق الكامل , Ahmed and Aseel…