{"id":12466,"date":"2016-07-11T07:47:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T07:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=12466"},"modified":"2016-07-14T10:16:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T10:16:50","slug":"queens-of-syria-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/queens-of-syria-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens of Syria, Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In this post, I present a\u00a0 reading comprehension exercise on a theatrical performance called &#8220;Queens of Syria&#8221; by Syrian refugees. The article is adapted from bbcarabic website.<\/h3>\n<h3>Please read the article and answer the questions that follow. You can use the useful vocabulary list to facilitate comprehension.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_12468\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arabic\/artandculture\/2016\/07\/160705_queens_of_syria_play\" aria-label=\"160706022625 Queens1 640x360 Deemadabis Nocredit 350x197\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12468\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12468\"  alt=\"Image from bbcarabic.com\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/160706022625_queens1_640x360_deemadabis_nocredit-350x197.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/160706022625_queens1_640x360_deemadabis_nocredit-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/160706022625_queens1_640x360_deemadabis_nocredit.jpg 660w\" 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&#8220;\u0648\u0644\u0642\u062f \u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d\u062a \u0644\u062f\u064a\u0647\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u0635\u0629 \u0644\u064a\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646 \u0639\u0646 \u0622\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0628\u0644.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Answer the following questions in Arabic:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0634\u0627\u0645 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0648\u0628\u0639\u062f\u0647\u0627\u061f<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: right\">\n<h3>\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u062a\u062d\u0643\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0631\u062d\u064a\u0629\u061f<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0641\u064a 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Violations<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062d\u0642\u0648\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0646 = human rights<\/h3>\n<h3>Adapted from: http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arabic\/artandculture\/2016\/07\/160705_queens_of_syria_play<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/160706022625_queens1_640x360_deemadabis_nocredit-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/160706022625_queens1_640x360_deemadabis_nocredit-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/07\/160706022625_queens1_640x360_deemadabis_nocredit.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>In this post, I present a\u00a0 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You can use the useful vocabulary list to facilitate comprehension. \u0645\u0644\u0643\u0627\u062a \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627: \u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629 \u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b\u0629 \u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062c\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0627 \u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0645&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/queens-of-syria-reading\/\">Continue 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