Lesson 35
Minorities in the World
الأقليات في العالم
Read and write about Muslim minorities in academic Arabic register. Sophisticated argument connectors and complex subordinate clause structures characterise this unit.
Academic Arabic Vocabulary
ArabicTransliterationMeaning
أَقَلِّيَّةaqalliyyaminority
حُقُوقḥuqūqrights
اِنْدِمَاجindimājintegration
تَسَامُحtasāmuḥtolerance
مَوَاطَنَةmuwāṭanacitizenship
تُشَكِّلُ الْأَقَلِّيَّاتُ الْمُسْلِمَةُ فِي أُورُوبَّا نَحْوَ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِلْيُوناً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِين
Tushaккilu l-aqalliyyātu l-muslimatu fī Ūrubbā naḥwa khamsa wa-ʿishrīna milyūnan min al-muslimīn
Muslim minorities in Europe constitute approximately twenty-five million Muslims.
- نَحْو + number: "Approximately" followed by a number used for estimates in academic writing.
- Advanced connectors: فِي حِينِ أَنَّ (while/whereas), عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ (despite the fact that), طَالَمَا أَنَّ (as long as).
- Academic style: Use of nominal sentences, passive voice, and avoiding colloquialisms the hallmarks of written MSA.
- Islamic identity: الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ (the Muslim is a brother to the Muslim) the ummah is one body regardless of nationality.