Migrant Workers Protest in Dubai over Wages
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On March 10, BBC Arabic reported that migrant workers in Dubai held protests demanding better wages. The South Asian workers are employed by a construction firm and the sit in was a rare event, given that the United Arab Emirates has banned public protests. Dubai's government claims that the dispute has been resolved.
One interesting features of this set to watch out for is the different usage of the verb نشر. In this set, it is used both in the passive voice as "published on" نُشِرَتْ على and also used in for "deployed" جَرَى نَشْر (lit. a deployment took place)