Ramadan Kareem!

Today is the first day of Ramadan for most of the Muslims around the world. In this post, I present a news report about welcoming Ramadan in Indonesia.

Listen to the following report about Ramadan in Indonesia and answer the questions that follow. You can use the additional vocabulary at the end of the post to assist your comprehension.

Answer the following questions in English:

1. How does the report describe the atmospheres at the beginning of Ramadan in Indonesia?

2. What is the largest Islamic country in terms of population numbers?

3. How is religion regarded at Indonesia?

4. How do Indonesians express their identity in Ramadan?

5. What is the most notable thing about Ramadan in Indonesia?

Answer the following questions in Arabic:

1. ما الذي يكثر منه المسلمون في رمضان؟

2. كيف حال الأوضاع الاقتصادية في البلد؟

3. ماذا يعمل الجميع لصالح الطبقات الفقيرة في رمضان؟

4. ما الذي تأمله المرأة الإندونسية في رمضان؟

5. كيف يتبادل الإندونسيون التهاني بشهر رمضان؟

Useful words:

روحانية = Spiritual

يستقبل = Receive/welcome

هوية = Identity

الصلاة = Prayer

السلوك  = Behavior/conduct

حضور  = Presence

أوضاع  = Conditions

اقتصادية = Economic

يكابد = suffer

احتياجات = needs

تتضاعف = multiply

يتعاون = cooperate

إصلاح = reform

استقرار  = stability

يتبادل = exchange

التهاني = congratulations/greetings

Come back again soon to check out the answers