Overview
- Lesson Title: President Bush's Visit to Saudi Arabia-This text is a report about President Bush's visit to the Middle East.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Economics/Politics
- ILR Level: 1+/2
- ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Reading
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2008
- ObjectID: HAUS_12619
Transcript
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Shugaba Bush ya isa Saudiyya 14/01/2008 Shugaba Bush ya isa Saudiyya, inda ake sa ran zai nemi goyon baya ga shirin wanzarda zaman lafiya tsakanin Israila da falasidnu, da kuma kokarin shawo kan Iran.Mr Bush yana amfani da rangadin da yake yi a gabas ta tsakiya, wajen neman kasashen Larabawa kawayen Amurka, su tallafawa Shugabannnin Falasdinu da kudi da kuma difilomasiyya a shawarwari da sukeyi da Isra’ila. A jawabinsa jiya lahadi a Abu Dhabi,shugaban ya bukaci kasashe dake yankin tekun Pasha, da su hada kai da Washington wajen tinkarar abinda ya kira, “kasa da ta fi ko wacce a Duniya tallafawa ta’addanci”. Kasashen da al’umar su ‘yan ahlil sunni ne dake gabar tekun Pasha suna ci gaba da hulda da Iran,duk da damuwarsu kan bunkasar ikon Farisar a yankin. US President George W. Bush, left, is presented with an award by Bahrain's king, Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa Haka kuma ana sa ran tattaunawar da Mr.Bush zaiyi da shugabannin Saudiyya zai hada harda batun cinikin makamai. Kamin ya tashi zuwa Saudiyya, Shugaba Bush ya kai wata yar gajeruwar ziyara Dubai. Ya gayawa wani taron matasa shugabannin Larabawa cewa, Amurka tana mutunta addininsu,kuma tana so tayi aiki tare dasu cikin lumana. Domin ma karrama ziyarar shugaba Bush zuwa Dubai,gwamnatin Dubai ta bada yau hutu,kuma ta rufe manyan hanyoyi da gadoji domin tsaro. Mr.Bush ya soma rangadin birnin, da kai ziyara gidan tsohon sarkin Dubai, Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum,wadda aka maidashi wurin adana kayan tarihi cike da hotuna da kayan gargajiyar kasar da suka shude. Daga bisani Mr.Bush yayi zaman cin abincin rana da dalibai dake nazarin Mulki a Makarantar Dubai dake horaswa kan makaman Mulki. Dubai ce kasa ta biyu cikin daular kasashen Laraba, da Mr.Bush ya yada zango. Tunda farko a yau,ya ziyarci wani baje koli kan makamashin zamani a fadar kasar, Abu Dhabi |
President Bush arrived at Saudi Arabia
President Bush has arrived in Saudi Arabia, where he is set to seek support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and to continue efforts to exert pressure on Iran. Mr. Bush is using his tour of the Middle East to ask U.S.-allied Arab countries to support Palestinian leaders with funding and diplomacy in their negotiations with Israel. In his speech on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, the President requested that Persian Gulf countries join hands with Washington to confront what he called "the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism". The countries and their Sunni populations in the coastal region of the Persian Gulf continue to have relations with Iran, despite their concern about growing Iranian power in the region. Mr. Bush is also scheduled to meet Saudi leaders on issues that will include the sale of arms. Before he left for Saudi Arabia, President Bush made a short visit to Dubai. He told a group of young Arab leaders that America respected their religion and that it wanted to work with them in peace. In order to honor President Bush's brief visit, the Dubai government declared a holiday and shut down the main roads and bridges for security reasons. Mr. Bush began touring the city, by paying a visit to the home of the former ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum, where he viewed some historic materials including photographs and traditional artifacts. Later, Mr. Bush had lunch with students of Dubai School of Government. Dubai was the second city where Mr. Bush made a stopover. He had earlier visited an alternative energy exhibition at the Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi. |
Glossary
| Hausa term | English meaning |
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| 'Yan ahlil sunni(Sunni) | 'Yan(little bit) ahlil sunni/sunni: Is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Sunnism. |
| Baje koli | Literally: spreading goods usually on a flat surface, such as tabarma(mat) or tanti (tent) Figurative or Idiomatically: putting the card on the table, e.g. speaking about something without hiding anything. |
| yada zango | "Stop by", "stop over or visit" |
| karrama | "Generosity": this is part and parcel of Arab culture, especially to guests. |
| Goyon baya | "Support" |
| Amurka tana MUTUNTA | "America Honor's", "respect" |
Notes
President Bush's Visit to Saudi Arabia
1. Traditionally, Israel and Saudi Arabia are allies of the United States in the Middle East. The United States has been involved in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process for some time, but recently, at the end of 2007, the Bush administration convened an international conference in Annapolis, Maryland to officially revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. During the Shah’s regime, Iran was also a U.S ally and friend. However, in 1979 the Shah’s regime was overthrown by supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini and he fled abroad. Widely criticized for harsh policies, the Shah was unable to successfully relocate to a permanent location. While attempting to receive medical treatment in the United States, Iranian militants overran the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, capturing 54 of the embassy's staff members. The Shah was immediately removed from the United States. However, the military demanded that the he be turned over to them, that all of his assets be returned to Iran and that the Unites States apologize for supporting crimes against the Iranian people. Soon afterwards, in 1980, the Shah died while in Egypt.
http://www.usembassy.at/en/download/pdf/annapolis_conf.pdf http://www.madre.org/articles/me/palbackground.html
CONTENT SOURCE: Unknown (2008, January 14). President Bush arrived at Saudi Arabia. Voice of America. Washington D.C: VOA. http//:www.voanews/hausa/archives/2008-01-14-voa1.cfm
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Content Description: This text is a report about President Bush's visit to the Middle East.
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<hint>Note whom President Bush called "the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism."</hint>
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<stim>What other events were on President Bush's agenda?</stim>
<fdbk>Mr. Bush met Saudi leaders regarding issues that included the sale of arms, met a group of young Arab leaders, took a tour of the city of Dubai, and visited an alternative energy exhibition in Abu Dhabi.</fdbk>
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<stim>What messge did President Bush convey regarding religion?</stim>
<fdbk>President Bush emphasized that the United States respects Islam and wants to work with Muslims in peace.</fdbk>
<hint>Note what President Bush said to the young Arab leaders.</hint>
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<stim>What is the text's main idea?</stim>
<fdbk>The text's main idea is that President Bush is trying to maintain a good relationship with several powerful Arab countries in order to get their support for US policy in the Middle East.</fdbk>
<hint>What goals did the President hope to achieve by the end of this visit?</hint>
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<note>1. Saudi Arabia is not only the homeland of the Arab peoples—it is thought that the first Arabs originated on the Arabian Peninsula—but also the homeland of Islam, the world's second-largest religion. Muhammad founded Islam there, and it is the location of the two holy pilgrimage cities of Mecca and Medina. The Islamic calendar begins in 622, the year of the hegira, or Muhammad's flight from Mecca.
2. There was a war between Israel and the Arabs; Israel defeated the Arabs in seven days of war. As a result of their victory, Israel took over Palestinian land and conflict between the two has continued to this day. Many resolutions were adopted through the United Nations condemning Israel’s heavy-handed approach to the Palestinians. Other measures have been taken by the United State to bring the two parties together and on several occasions settlements were reached (e.g. the Oslo Accords, the Madrid Peace Conference and the Camp David Accords).
3. Shiekh Saeed Al Maktoum was born in 1912. A deeply religious man, Shiekh Saeed ruled Dubai for forty- six years until his death in 1958. He based his decisions on the teachings of Islam and had a reputation for “practicing what he preached.” Today, his house is a major landmark in Dubai.
4. The Dubai school of government is a research and teaching institution focusing on public policy in the Arab world. The school was established in 2005 under the patronage of HH Shiekh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, in cooperation with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107652.html
http://www.middleeasthub.com/dubai/sightseeing/sheikh-saeed-al-maktoum-house.html</note>
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