Media

Human Rights Miscellaneous Realia Items

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

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Book Cover Realia: Oath Betrayed-Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror

This is a new book on the US war in Iraq published in 2006, which was translated into Arabic.

The editrorial review states:

” The graphic photographs of U.S. military personnel grinning over abused Arab and Muslim prisoners shocked the world community. That the US was systematically torturing inmates at prisons run by its military and civilian leaders divided the nation and brought deep shame to many. When Steven H. Miles, an expert in medical ethics and an advocate for human rights, learned of the neglect, mistreatment, and torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo Bay, and elsewhere, one of his first thoughts was: “Where were the prison doctors while the abuses were taking place?”

In Oath Betrayed, Miles explains the answer to this question. Not only were doctors, nurses, and medics silent while prisoners were abused; physicians and psychologists provided information that helped determine how much and what kind of mistreatment could be delivered to detainees during interrogation. Additionally, these harsh examinations were monitored by health professionals operating under the purview of the U.S. military.

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كتاب “خيانة القسم: التعذيب والتواطؤ الطبي والحرب على الإرهاب”, ستيفن هـ. مايلز

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Arts & Literature Magazines Realia ٌ

The following realia is a collection of Arts & Literature magazines front covers

V-tivity:  Can you recognise the following items:

  1. The magazine’s name and motto
  2. Front cover articles
  3. Name of Publishing house

 

Key Vocabulary

Creativity : إبداع

Expression (artistic or linguistic) : تعبير / تعابير

to absorb, understand (learning) : استوعب / يستوعب

Methodology : منهجية

Analysis : تحليل

Characteristic, attribute: ميزة

Generation : عصر

Magazine 1:

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BBC News Podcast: Canadian Newspaper bans bad news for one day – صحيفة كندية تنشر الأخبار السعيدة فقط

Pre-Listening task:

To gain some understanding of this news read the following article:

The Calgary Sun newspaper in Alberta, Canada, chose Monday to publish no bad news and made the story of a found dog its front page banner piece.

The tabloid said it was filling the paper with “good news” on a gamble “the news gods would cooperate with us and not deal us any world catastrophes or local tragedies that would elbow for space on Page 1.”

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Economic Caricatures كاريكاتيرات اقتصادية – The Economic situation of the Arab World

The following is a selection of caricature that address the topic of the Economic situation of the Arab World. It’s a good revision for your Economic vocabulary.

These caricatures are either insulting or complimentary, can serve a political purpose or be drawn solely for entertainment.

What message is being communicated with these caricatures?

Discuss and share your thoughts for every caricature in the comments section

Caricature 1:

Caricature 2:

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Interactive Virtual Online Arabic Newspaper: جريدة النهار

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Annahar (جريدة النهار), a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper from Lebanon, offers its readers a free virtual daily newspaper that you can read online using flash technology.So far, I found this the most authentic and life-like Arabic realia available online for Arabic learners and teachers as well as for native Arabs worldwide.This virtual tool will not only help you improve and perfect your reading skills, it will also keep you abreast of the latest current affairs in the Arab world in particular and international affairs in general.The newspaper content provides fresh and up-to-the-minute news and information for its readers.

Arabic TV Advert – قناة العربية الاخبارية

V-tivity

What is the main gist of the advert?

Key words:

Ships : (Bawaakhir) بواخر
Ice melting: (Dhawabaan Al-Jaleed) ذوبان الجليد

Oceans: (Muhitaat) المحيطات

Population: (Sukkaan) سكان

Refugees Camp: مخيم اللاجيئين ( also translated as معسكر اللاجئين )

War : (Harb) حرب

Terrorism: (Al-Irhaab) الارهاب

Energy supply: (Imdaadaat At-Taaqa) إمدادات الطاقة

Shipments: (HSahn) شحن
Roasted Chicken!: (Dajaaj Mashwi) دجاج مشوي

 

ANSWERS

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Source of the advert:

Al-Arabiyaa Al Arabiya News Channel ( Youtube)

Magazine Front Cover (Education)

v-TIVITY

  • Translate the title of the front cover article
  • Translate the 2nd title of the front cover article (at the bottom)

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ANSWERS

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FIND OUT MORE

Read Newsweek (Arabic) online + Download PDF articles of the magazine

http://www.newsweek.com.kw

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Campaign Poster 2

Al-Azhar : University of Al-Azhar in Egypt

v-TIVITY

  • Translate the message of this campaign poster

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ANSWERS

  • Share and discuss your answers by leaving a comment in the comments section below
  • To view/download the model answers, go to the download page