Our story today is about a memory I have of my cousin Bisan in Palestine who at the time was in her third year studying Medicine.

Told in the past tense.

Here is your vocab for the story:

The daughter of my mother’s sister (cousin)- Bint 5aalti

To study- idros

Medicine- tebb

University- Jaam3a

It lasted- daamat

Graduated- it5arrajat

Success- Najaa7

Summer (adj)- Sayfiyya

Aunts- 5aalaat

House (in Palestinian)- Daar

Laughter- De7ek

Soul- roo7

To cook- itbo5

To prepare- 7addir

Feast- waleema

Unforgettable- ma btintasa

Face- wejeh

Ghost- shaba7

Hall- qaa3a

He lifted- rafa3

Cadaver- jutha

Was shocked- insadamat

To leave- itrok

To continue- kammil

Clinic- 3iyaada

Soft- naa3ma

Size- 7ajem

Stronger- aqwa

Will- iraada

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Our story today is about a Sudanese teenage girl, named Taqwa who like many others in the Middle East was born in a country far away from her homeland, in the United Arab Emirates.

Told in the present tense.

Ending the story with a snippet from the Nubian-Sudanese voice of Sudan (Mohammed Wardi) singing his beautiful song- Sudfa ( a chance).

Here is your vocab for the story:

A teenager- muraahiqa

Her origin- asilha

Capital city- 3aasima

Residents- sukkaan

To mix in with others- i5tilit

The best (the most preferred) - el mufadalla

To make someone laugh- da77ik

To spend time- 2addi

To have a walk- itmasha

A seaside walking pavement- cornishe

Songs- aghaani

Official holiday- 3utla rasmiyya

A traditional garment from the Nile Valley- jallaabiyya

Mosque- jaame3

To perform a prayer- salli

Public- 3aamma

Barbeque- mashaawi

Coal- fa7em

To have lunch- itghadda

Swings- marajee7

Slides- zu7lee2aat

A picnic mat- 7aseera

A novel- riwaaya

Palm trees- na5laat

Smell- ree7a

Homeland- watan

Heritage/ tradition- turaath

High-school- thaanawiyya

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Our story today is about an inerasable moment from my childhood, the moment when I first witnessed the murder of Muhammed al Durrah on TV during the second Palestinian Intifada.

Told in the past tense.

At the end of the story I share a snippet of one of the earliest popular Palestinian Intifada songs dating back to 1987, "Ya Jamaheer el Ard el Mu7talla"- O People of the Occupied Land- written by the Palestinian poet Mohammed 7aseeb el Qaadi and performed by el Firqa el Markaziyya.

Here is your vocab for the story:

Sitting- 2aa3deen

My parents- ahli

News- a5baar

Protests- i7tijaajaat

Against- dedh

All over/ all around- b kul an7aa2

Paying attention-mintibha

Games/dolls- al3aab

Shots- ta55aat

Fire- naar

Smoke- du55aan

To beat- du22

No way/ impossible- musta7eel

In front of- 2uddaam

To attempt- 7aawil

To protect- i7mi

Bullets- rasaas

Was martyred- istash.had

World- 3aalam

Was affected- it2atharet

Injustice- zulum

Silent- saaket

Scene- mash.had

Outrageous/ horrible- fazee3

To have mercy- ir7am

Martyr- Shaheed (plural-shuhadaa2)

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