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Listening Comprehension – Eid Al-Adha Posted by aziza on Sep 27, 2015
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise about the celebration of Eid Al-Adha (عيد الأضحى) in Turkey and France. The Arabic questions are based on the first half of the report on the celebration in Turkey, and the English questions based on the second half of the report on the celebration in France…
Meat, Onion and Garlic Casserole Posted by aziza on Sep 25, 2015
I was looking for an easy and healthy way to cook meat whenI came across meat, onion and garlic casserole, and I think that it is lovely! I thought of sharing it with you before I try to cook it tomorrow. I have to say that I do not have all the spices mentioned and…
Eid Mubarak with fatta Posted by aziza on Sep 24, 2015
Today is the first day of Eid Al-ADha (عيد الأضحى) which is also known as the big feast, as it lasts 4 days. In the feast, many Muslims sacrifice sheep like the pilgrims in Mecca. During the feast, most people eat meals that are based on meat. Today, I am preparing fetta (فتة). I have…
Arafat Day Posted by aziza on Sep 23, 2015
Arafat day (يوم عرفة) falls on the ninth day of Dhu Al Hijja (ذو الحجة) according to the hijri calendar. Taking place roughly 70 days after the end of Ramadan, Arafat Day marks the second day of pilgrimage (الحج). The occasion marks the day when a verse of the Quran revealed that Islam was perfected…
Listening Comprehension Answers: Sheep-raising in Sudan Posted by Fisal on Sep 13, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Here are the answers to the last listening comprehension exercise about sheep-raising in Sudan. To view the exercise and the questions again, please click here. الإجــابــات Answers اســم الــراعــي هــو “ســعــيــد”. 1) The name of the shepherd is “Sa’eid”. عــدد قــطــيــع الــضــأن الــمــســئــول عــنــه الــراعــي و أخــيــه هــو أكــثــر مــن…
Listening Comprehension Exercise: Sheep-raising in Sudan Posted by Fisal on Sep 10, 2015
اِســتــمــع إلــى الــتــقــريــر ، ثــُــمَّ أجـِــبْ عـَــن الأســئــلــة الــتــَّــالــِــيــَـــة: Listen to the report and then answer the following questions: الأســـْـــئــِـــلــة Questions مــا هــو اســم الــراعــي؟ 1) What is the name of the shepherd? كــم عــدد قــطــيــع الــضــأن الــمــســئــول عــنــه الــراعــي و أخــيــه؟ 2) How many sheep are the shepherd and his brother responsible…
The Garbage Crisis in Lebanon: What’s the ‘You Stink Movement’ All About? Posted by jesa on Sep 8, 2015
Marhaba! You might have come across a number of articles in the last few weeks about massive popular protests in Lebanon. These protests are in part triggered by the government’s failure to provide an adequate solution for garbage processing, collecting, and recycling. The true catalyst for the protests stems from a number of problems, including…