Tag Archives: Arabic Comprehension
Dancing in a Hijab Posted by jesa on Jun 24, 2017
Marhaba! Today I want to share with you an inspiring and interesting story. It is the story of a ballet dancer, who has chosen to dance with her hijab. I thought this was such an inspiring story that shows how ones beliefs should not contradict with ones aspirations and dreams. I will share this story…
What Is the Weirdest Place You Have Prayed In? (2) Posted by jesa on May 20, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you enjoyed listening and reading about Sana’s project to document unusual praying spots of different people. I also hope you enjoyed seeing some of these images that reflect people’s ability and creativity to find solutions when they are faced with a lack of options. I too found cliffs as weird and terrifying…
What Is the Weirdest Place You Have Prayed In? Posted by jesa on May 16, 2017
Marhaba! Today I want to share with you an inspiring and interesting story. It is the story of a photographer and journalist who is collecting images of people praying in different places around the world. I thought this was such an inspiring project, and maybe some of you would even like to join and be…
When Islam Arrived to Australia Posted by jesa on Jun 28, 2014
Marhaba! Did you know that Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had frequent contact with Muslims across the world and from distant places? I for one did not, and just recently learned about these earlier contacts and historical relationships! I also learned that some historians argue that contact between Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
India: The World’s Biggest Democracy Goes to the Polls! Posted by jesa on Apr 9, 2014
Marhaba! If you are following the news lately, you would immediately realize that major TV networks and newspapers are focused on the ongoing elections in India. The elections in India will lead to the formation of a new parliament and will seat a new prime minister. Millions of Indians will go to the polls to…
Far Fetched Dreams for Women in Saudi Arabia Posted by jesa on Dec 14, 2012
In this post, I would like to share a small excerpt from an article on the limited career opportunities for women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This important article was published on the website of BBC Arabic. After presenting an excerpt from this article, I will pose some questions for you to answer. It…
Reading Comprehension Exercise Posted by Fisal on Jul 28, 2012
اِقــرأ الـقـطــعــة الـتــالــيـــة ثــم أجـــب عـــن الأســئــلـــــــة Read the Following passage and then answer the questions: إنَّ عـــذاب الإنــســــان الأكــبـــر هــو الــفــقـــر , و لـكــنَّ الـفـقــر لـيــس نـاتـجــاً مـن سـُــوء تــوزيــع الـثــروة فـحـســب , و لـكـنــه نـاتــج مـن سـُــوء تــوزيــع الإنـســانــيـــة . و يـظـهــر ذلـك واضـحــاً فـي عـالـمـنــا الـحـديــث حـيــن نــرى أنّ مـُــشــكـلــة الـفـقـــر قـــد…