Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Poster Map in Arabic
Map, PALDIS for the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, March 21st, 2004

“A translation of our english campaign map, this new map created by the Palestine Land Development Information Systems (PALDIS) for PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign shows the Wall’s latest path of devastation and ghettoization of the West Bank. Finalized in November 2003, with further updates in March 2004, this map reveals that if completed in its entirety, nearly 50% of the West Bank population will be affected by the Wall though the loss of their land, imprisonment into ghettos, isolation into de facto annexed areas by Israel.”

Download this Map in PSD [18 MB] OR Download in PDF [9 MB]

Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Poster Map – English Version

Source of Realia

• Stopthewall.org

BBC Arabic (Learning English) has a dedicated bilingual radio programme aimed at teaching English to native Arab speakers. As an Arabic learner yourself, you may benefit hugely from listening to this interactive programme where the host (an Arabic speaker) interviews a guest (an English speaker) in English about a particular news item. The interview is then interpreted in Arabic immediately by the host.

In this podcast, Sam and Doug are talking about the role of English as a global language.

The 21st of February is UN International Mother Language Day, a day which promotes linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Being multilingual means that you are able to speak different languages.

Many jobs require people to be multilingual. Some politicians are multilingual; click on the link below to hear Fidel Castro, who has just retired as leader of Cuba, making a speech in English in 1959.

Today we are asking; “given the status of English as an international language, should world leaders all speak English”?

We asked Londoners what they thought, here are some of their responses:

“If they choose not to that should be respected.” “Not speaking the same language is not necessarily a major barrier to communication.” It would make negotiations easier.”

هل يجب علي كل زعماء العالم التحدث باللغة الإنجليزية؟

• global language : لغة عالمية
• International Mother Language Day : اليوم الدولي للغة الأم
• linguistic diversity :التنوع اللغوي
• multilingualism : تعدد اللغات
• multilingual : يتحدث أكثر من لغة
• retired : تقاعد
• making a speech : يلقي كلمة
• status : وضع – حال
• barrier to communication : عائق أمام التواصل
• negotiations : مفاوضات

Source of Realia

BBC Arabic – Learning English – Importance of the English Language

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The following is a collection of over 10 warning signs realia mostly warning against mines, cease fire, military zones and camels!

Sign Realia 1

Sign Realia 2

A similar sign is shown below

Sign Realia 3

Danger of Mines : Do not go far away from the main roads

Sign Realia 4

Mines and suspicious items are a danger that threatens all of us : Do not try to get close to them

Sign Realia 5

“Warning – this machine is for use against occupation forces only”

Acknowledgment : Thanks Ed for your suggestion to post this sign in V-Arabic.

Sign Realia 6

Sign Realia 7

يلمس means “to touch, put a finger on, etc” not “to damage.” to damage implies that people who mess with fence will get shot at, when it actually tells arabs to not even come within arms length of the fence.
Sign Realia 8

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Sign Realia 12

Easy said (and written) than done !

Sign Realia 13

Sign Realia 14

Official Search Point

Sign Realia 15

Danger Sign

Flickr.com, by Doolee

Source of Realia

• Wired News
• electronicintifada.net
• Israel.indymedia.org
• photobucket.com
• jameslnelson.com
• bp1.blogger.com
• iraqwatch.org

Recently, students of Edinburgh University were asked to vote for and support the Right to Education Campaign at Birzeit University in the Palestinian Territories.

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About the Campaign

The systematic obstruction of Palestinian education in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by the illegal Israeli occupation not only violates the human rights of individuals, it is an attack on the development of Palestinian society as a whole.

Frequent closures of cities, hundreds of military roadblocks and the construction of the illegal Wall prevent thousands of students and teachers from reaching their schools and universities.

Students are regularly subjected to intimidation, assault and arbitrary arrest by Israeli soldiers. Universities and schools have been closed down, raided and attacked by military order.

Read more

Story of student from Gaza (Arabic video with English subtitles)

This short film reveals the struggle for Gazans to attend universities inside their own country, Palestine (oPts). Israel does not give permits for ANY Gazan to study in the West Bank. This is the story of one ‘lucky’ student who is still in the WB, and he tells us how he feels. ‘LUCKY AHMAD’ is a project by the Right to Education Campaign, Birzeit University.

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Download the poster (2MB)

Right to Education Campaign Poster

“Students Under Occupation – Take a Stand”

Source of Realia

Right to Education Campaign – Birzeit University

The following is a collection of miscellaneous Realia items (with English translation) which reflect the topic of Human Rights in the Arab world.

These realia items were carefully selected to include a wide range of the most commonly used law and human rights vocabulary.

In the events and demonstrations banners/posters realia, they are particularly used in the context of increasing awareness about the situation of Human Rights concerns in the Arab world.

The realia types available in this post are:

1. Organisations logos
2. Book covers
3. News Video Report Realia
4. Events and demonstrations banners/posters

Links to relevant vocabulary learning resources are listed at the end of this post.

V-tivity

Translate the text/meaning of the following realia items:

• Book/Journal Cover No. 4
  • What are the main front cover articles?
• Events and demonstrations banners/posters

Organisations Logos

PCHR – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

Palestinian Human Rights Foundation

Syrian Human Rights Organisation

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights -

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The International Declaration of Human Rights – Dignity and Justice for All

Book Covers

Human Rights Competition/Quiz for university and school students

Women’s Rights (International Documents)

Human Rights Constitutionality

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Going to extremes in Human Rights - A brief general encyclopedia

The Right to Health is a Human Right

A Directory/Guide for Human Rights Education

Human Rights, Essential Concepts – Why, How and When?

حقوق الإنسان.. بين النظرية والتطبيق في مجال إستراتيجيات حماية الطفل

Human Rights between Theory and Practice in the field of Child Protection Strategies

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News Video Report Realia

استمرار التعذيب في سجون مصر

Watch video

Events and Demonstrations Banners/Posters

Translate the following banners/posters?

Poster 1:

Poster 2:

المؤتمر العالمي حول اننتهاكات حقوق الإنسان تحت الغزو والإحتلال العراقي

Poster 3 :

حقوق المرأة – حقائق و أباطيل

Poster 4 :

Poster 5 :

Poster 6 :

Poster 7 :

سلب طفولتهم … جريمة

اليوم العالمي لمكافحة عمالة الأطفال

Poster 8 :

Poster 9 :

التعذيب جريمة نظام – مصريين ضد التعذيب

Poster 10 :

Poster 11 :

بالأرقام : 42% من الشباب هاجروا

Poster 12 :

ثلاثة أشهر بدون رواتب

بدنا (نريد) خبز للأولاد – يكفي ذل و استعباد

Poster 13 :

لن أبقى لاجئ – سأعود|

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Poster 14

Newspaper article / Poster 15

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Source of Realia

• Achr.nu
• a-tarakji.maktoobblog.com
• frontlinedefenders.org
• Libya-today.com
• Idsc.gov.eg
• cihrs.org
• bettna.com
• geelsa7wa.blogspot.com
• zamakan.gharbeia.org
• www.almaghar.net
• 20at.com
• saleem55.maktoobblog.com
• egwriters.com/admin

Vocabulary learning resources (Human Rights)

• Human Rights Vocabulary
• Human Rights Abuse Vocabulary

What is the main gist of the following headlines :

Share your thoughts in the comments section

More headlines:

Annahar, 4th March 2008

Annahar, 28th Feb 2008

Source of Realia:

Annahar Newspaper

Virtual Annahar Newspaper

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 What are the main headlines ? 

Source of Realia:

Iraqataglance.blogspot.com

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This is a newspaper realia that dates back to the 80s. (29th Oct 1983)

Due to a lack of printing resources, note that the front headlines were handwritten and the text in the articles were typed with a typewriter

Activity:

What type of newspaper is this?

Translate the headlines of the newspaper?

Source of Realia:

Library.ucla.edu

Answers 

1. An assassination attempt on the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
2. Iran launches a widespread attack on the Northern Iraqi Front
3. Iraqi Kurds shot down a Turkish military helicopter/plane and arrested it’s pilot

Just recently, a political campaign took over most of the Lebanese billboards with the message (I love Life) and other messages in three languages : Arabic, English and French.

The key voabulary you may learn from these realia are:

• Life : الحياة
• Debts: ديون
• Colours: ألوان
• to live : عاش / يعيس
• Country/nation : وطن

This is the Campaign’s mission:

One simple question: Is our future destined to be victim to cynicism and apathy, or should broad participation at the grassroots determine our fate?

The I Love Life campaign is challenging citizens in communities across the country to answer this question with every day constructive actions and activities.

We believe that Lebanon stood up to all angst because it has always embraced the Culture of Life. Deprecation is an offense to the civic heritage upon which Lebanon’s democratic republic is based. Indifference cannot solve our common problems; it only demonstrates our disability to function in the public arena, where political speech surpasses the limits of democratic opposition.

The Culture of Life is shorthand for a concept that human life, through all its stages, has to be respected above all.

We understand the Culture of Life, as opposed to the Culture of Death, as a deep, well-developed sense capable of discerning true values and interpreting authentic needs in our communities and society.

We want to take a stand of empowerment and embrace the change towards a new life, towards a fresh perspective that would entail new social and economic norms.

For more information about the campaign visit www.lebanon-ilovelife.com

More realia images :

Download the Arabic wallpaper (PDF)

These two signs are not part of the (I Love Life) Campaign.

Source : iheartcapitalism.wordpress.com

Source of Realia:

• I love life Campaig
• Arabictype.com
• Yalibnan.com
• iheartcapitalism.wordpress.com/

Read the system chart  (PDF)

Source of Realia :

• الأمم المتحدة  – United Nations