The Hajj Tragedy and Iranian Anger
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On September 26, BBC Arabic reported that the Saudi foreign minister called on Iran to stop exploiting the Hajj stampede tragedy for political purposes. 130 Iranians were among the 769 people killed in the stampede and Iran's President Rouhani has called for the UN to open an investigation into the incident.
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- they died
- لَقِيَ حتفهم
- to open an investigation
- فَتَحَ تحقيق, يَفْتَح
- to ignore safety instructions
- تَجَاهَلَ تعليمات السلامة, يتجاهل
- to exploit
- ّاِسْتَغَلَّ , يَسْتَغِل
- the tragic stampede
- التدافع المأسوي
- tragedy
- مأساة
- prudent
- تَعَقُّل
- to commit (a crime)
- اِرْتَكَبَ , يَرْتَكِب
- to carry responsibility
- تَحَمَّلَ المسؤولية, يَتَحَمَّل
- to conceal
- أَخْفَى , يُخْفي