I choose to share with you today a piece of news I had seen recently along with my thoughts about the rising racism and fascism around the world.

Ending the episode with a snippet from a favorite song of mine- Ana Mosh Kafer- I am not faithless- by Ziad Rahbani. Scroll down for some of the lyrics translated below.

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The vocab for the story:

They are chatting- 3am eydardishu

Holding- maasek

A knife- sikkeena

He threatens them- beyhaddidhum

Forbidden- mamnoo3

The police- el shurta

Drunk- sakraan

Racism- el 3unsuriyya

Fascism- el faashiya

It is rising- 3am tizdaad

Brotherhood- u5uwwa

Hospitable- midyaafeen

They treat me- bey3aamlooni

Violence- 3unuf

Refugees- laaji2een

Humans- bashar

To provide- waffir

The system- el nizaam

Song's intro lyrics:

Ana mish kaafir bas el joo3 kaafir- I am not faithless but hunger is.

Ana mish kaafir bas el marad kaafir- I am not faithless but sickness is.

Ana mish kaafir bas el fa2er kaafir, wil zell kaafir- I am not faithless but poverty and humiliation are.

Ana mish kaafir lakin shu ba3millik iza ijtama3u fiyye kil el ishya el kaafre- I am not faithless but what do you want me to do about it if all the makings of faithlessness manifest within me?

Today I want to share with you an overall summery of my trip to India back when I was 19 years old.

Told in the past tense.

Ending the story with a snippet of a favorite classic of mine (Lamma Bada Yatathanna)- When he appeared walking with a swinging gate. Performed by the enchanting voice of Lena Chamamyan.

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Here is your vocab for the story:

Tower- burj

To stay up- is.har

To play an instrument- i3zif

Intending- naawya

I hesitated- itraddadet

I was dazzled- inbaharet

Couch- kanabaaya

I settled down- istaqarreet

Annoys me- byiz3ijni

Rude- weqe7

I fell in love- ingharamet

Our story this week is about a princess named Su3aad and a village girl named Mai. It’s about how the grass tends to always be greener on the other side of the fence.

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Ending today's story with a snippet from the song "Ya Tuyoor" Oh Birds. By the mystery that is Asmahan, a Syrian singer.

The vocab this week:

Telescope- minthaar

Castle- qaser

King- malik

Queen- malika

Peak- qimma

Unknown- majhool

Barefoot- 7aafya

Seller- bayyaa3a

Baker- 5abbaaz

Crunchy- emqarmisha

Jumping rope- nat el 7abel

Yard- saa7a

Mattresses- farshaat

The princess- el ameera

Newspaper- jareeda

Doesn’t suffice them- ma bekaffeehum

She imagines- btit5ayyal

Shoes- kanaadir

Satisfied/ content- raadi

Modern Standard Arabic (Fus7a) vs Spoken Arabic (Palestinian Dialect)

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Vocab:

You prepare: anta tu3eddu (Fus7a) vs inta bit7addir (spoken Arabic)

Fuel: qout

Food: akil

To go through or forge: 5ood

To fight: qaatil

To request or ask for: Itlob

They request: yatloboona (Fus7a) vs byitlobu (spoken Arabic)

To pay: Saddid/ idfa3 (spoken Arabic)

Anta tusaddidu (Fus7a) vs inta bitsaddid/ inta btidfa3 (spoken Arabic)

To breasfeed (refering to a baby): irda3

To nurse (refering to a mother): raddi3

A cloud: ghaima, clouds: ghyoum/ ghamaam

To return/ come back: 3od (Fus7a) vs irja3 (spoken Arabic)

You return: anta ta3oudu (Fus7a) vs inta btirja3 (spoken Arabic)

Returning: 3aa2ideen (Fus7a) vs raaj3een (spoken Arabic)

A refugee camp: Mu5ayyam, refugee camps: Mu5ayyamaat

A tent: 5aima, tents: 5iyaam

To count: i7si (Fus7a) vs 3edd (spoken Arabic)

You count: anta tu7si (Fus7a) vs inta bit3edd (spoken Arabic)

A planet: kawkab, planets: Kawaakeb

A dream: Manaam/ 7elem

A space or a place: 7ayyizan (Fus7a) vs makaan (spoken Arabic)

To liberate: 7arrir

Liberation: Ta7reer

Metaphors: Isti3aaraat

To lose: ifqed (Fus7a) vs i5sar (spoken Arabic)

They lost: Faqadu (Fus7a) vs 5isru (spoken Arabic)

Talk/Speech: Kalaam

Yourself (m): Nafsak

A candle: Sham3a, candles: Sham3aat

Darkness: Thalaam

Poem:

#1 :

Wa anta tu3eddu futooraka, fakkir b ghairek

While you prepare your breakfast, think of other than you

#2:

La tansa qouta el 7amaam

Don’t forget the food of the pigeons

#3:

Wa anta ta5oudu 7uroobaka, fakkir b ghairek

While you fight your wars, think of other than you

#4:

La tansa man yatlobouna el salaam

Don’t forget those who ask for peace

#5:

Wa anta tusaddidu faatourata el maa2, fakkir b ghairek

While you pay the water bill, think of other than you

#6:

Man yarda3ouna el ghamaam

Those who breastfeed on clouds

#7:

Wa anta ta3oudu ila el bait, baiteka, fakkir b ghaireka

While you go back home, your home, think of other than you

#8:

La tansa sha3ba el 5iyaam

Don’t forget the people/ nation of tents

#9:

Wa anta tanaamu wa tu7si el kawaakiba, fakkir b ghaireka

While you sleep and count the planets, think of other than you

#10:

Thammata man lam yajid 7ayyizan lilmanaam

There are those who didn’t find a place/ a space to sleep/ dream

#11:

Wa anta tu7arriru nafsak bil isti3aaraat, fakkir b ghaireka

While you liberate yourself with metaphors, think of other than you

#12:

Man faqadou 7aqqahum fil kalaam

Those who have lost their right- to speak/ in speech

#13:

Wa anta tufakkiru bil aa5areena el ba3eedeen, fakkir bi nafsika

While you think of the others who are far from you, think of yourself

#14:

Qul: laitani sham3atun fil thalaam

Say: I wish I was a candle in the darkness

Our story today is about Malak and her husband Ameer who moved to a Hazelnut village up in the north and have been living there for two years.

Told in both the present and the past tense.

Ending our first season with a snippet from an Egyptian classic (Gana el Hawa) - Love has come our way, by the popular legend 3abdel 7aleem 7aafez.

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Here is your vocab for the story:

Weather- jaou

Rarely- naaderan ma

Most days- mo3zam el ayyaam

She got used to- it3awwadat

Her husband- zowjha

They moved- na2alu

Loneliness- we7da

She misses- btishtaa2

With the passing of- ma3 marr

Famous- mash.hoora

Harvest- 7asaad

Hazelnut- bunduq

They pick out- beyla2tu

A part of- juzu2 min

Remaining or rest- baa2i

The favorite nuts- el mukassaraat el mufaddala

Cats- 2itat

They visit her- beyzoorooha

She gives them- bte3teehum

She gets to know- btit3arraf 3a

I guess- ana bazunn

Especially- 5usoosan

They collect- beyjam3u

Firewood- 7atab

System- nizaam

Natural gas- ghaaz tabee3i

Her previous life- 7ayaat.ha el saabqa

The moment- el la7za

About herself- 3an nafesha

See you next Saturday for our first episode of the second season.

Our story today is about when my cousin, Rana and I walked in on our mums and the rest of our aunts all gathered in the kitchen stomping on grapes. Told in the past tense.

Ending the story with a snippet from a Palestinian folk song (Yomma Mwel el Hawa) - Oh Mother, what is with the wind. Performed by Mon3em 3adwaan, a Palestinian singer and composer from Rafa7 in Ghazza.

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Here is your vocab for the story:

Season- mawsem

Bowls- jataat

Jam- emrabba

Apricot- mishmish

Pear- injaas

Some of them- ba3dh-hum

It boils- byighli

On the stove (on the fire)- 3al naar

It cools down- byibrod

On a side- 3a taraf

She squeezes it- bte3suro

Her feet- ijreeha

Come (imperative f) - ta3aali

Clean up (imperative f) – nadfi

It’s made- byin3amal

Peaches- durraa2

Apples- tuffaa7

White mulberry- toot abyad

We climbed- itsallaqna

We picked- la22atna

Allowed for us- masmoo7elna

In spite of- birrughum min

Vile/ despicable- 7aqeer

Simple- baseeta

Determined- 3azeema

Sense- 7iss

Spirit- roo7

Community/Society- mujtam3

Our story today is about a man named Shady, who upon seeing the arrival of the sun, plans to go on a trip with his friends to visit the sea. Not all his expectations are met though. Will he let that get to him or will he decide to enjoy his day with his friends anyway?

Told in the present tense.

Ending the story with a snippet from an old Egyption love song "ana ba3sha2 el ba7r"- I adore the sea, By Nagat Es-Sagheera.

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Coming up (adj) - taal3a

He gets up- bey2oom

Covering (adj) - emghatya

He plans- bey5attit

They agree- byittif2u

They rent-byista2jiru

South- janoob

Beaches- shawaate2

Sandy- ramliyya

Cleaner- andaf

Usually- 3aadatan

He makes ready- beyjahhiz

His supplies/ (what he needs) - lawaazmo

Excited- mit7ammis/ mitshawwiq

To get sun- itshammas

They park- beysoffu

Parking spots- mawaaqef

Taken- ma25ooda

It’s clear that- embayyin inno

They pack the place- bey3abbu el makaan

It lessens- bey2ill

The count of- 3adad

They throw- byirmu

Garbage- zbaala

They disrespect- maa byi7tirmu

Expecting (adj) - mitwaqqe3

He goes down- byinzil

He swims- byisba7

To get far from or away from- byib3id

Gets caught in- byi3la2 b

A wave- mowja

They laugh too much or exaggerate- byifratu de7ek (an expression in Arabic that can compare with rofl)

They pile up or gather- beylimmu

Today our story is about Fara7 and Karam. Two young Palestinians in Love who get married according to the Palestinian tradition in one of the many refugee camps all around our occupied Falasteen, but just before their wedding night, the Middle Eastern version of a bachelor party must be honored. We call it the 7enna night.

Told in the past tense.

Starting this episode with a snippet from a Tarweeda, a style of music performed traditionally by Palestinian women, and ending it with a snippet of anotherTarweeda. For Falasteen.

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Neighbors- jeeraan

They liberate- ey7arriru

“Ignorance does not birth Victory- el jahel ma beywallid naser”

Pushed them- dafa3hum

They graduate- yit5arraju

They request- yitlobu

Her hand- eedha

Marriage- zawaaj

She hesitated- itraddadat

She was surprised- itfaaja2at

She was made shy- 5ejlet

Childhood- tufoola

Preparations- ta7deeraat

Wedding- 3urus

They clothed her- labbasooha

The traditional Palestinian dress- el thowb el Falastini el turaathi

They sang to her- ghannoulha

They shaved his beard- 7ala2oolu da2no

They cut his hair- 2assoulu sha3ro

They bathed him- 7ammamooh

A tray- seeniyya

Desserts- 7alawiyyaat

Types/ kinds- anwaa3

Ululates- zaghareet

Right hand- el eed el yameen

She closed- sakkarat

She distributed- wazza3at

She painted- rasamat

They slaughtered- daba7u