Kirkuk and Kurdish Independence Posted by aziza on Sep 24, 2017 in Arabic Language, Vocabulary
This post deals with a very important event in the Middle East nowadays which is Iraqi Kurdistan independence vote. This story relates to the attitude in the city of Kirkuk towards this vote.
Please listen to the first minute and answer the questions that follow. The word list at the end can help.
كيف يفهم انتشار أعلام كردستان في مدينة كركوك؟
كيف توصف مدينة كركوك؟
ما الذي تثيره الخلافات بين الحكومة المركزية والإقليم؟
ما هي أكبر القوميات التي تتعايش في مدينة كركوك منذ عقود؟
كيف يشعر العرب والتركمان حيال الاستفتاء؟
Useful Vocabulary:
أعلام = flags
تحدٍ = challenge
تتهم = accuses
محاولة = attempt
الاستحواذ = acquisition
الغنية بالنفط = rich in oil
ضم = annex
استفتاء = referendum
الاستقلال = independence
خلافات = disagreements
تثير = stir up
مخاوف = fears
المتعددة الأعراق = multi-ethnic
التركمان = Turkmen
قوميات = ethnicities
تتعايش = coexist
عقود = decades
يعارضون = oppose
ظروف = circumstances
يخشون = fear
خاسر = loser
دون = without
توافق = agreement
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