The Muslim Brotherhood and the Jordanian Elections

Lesson Brief BBC Arabic
On September 23, BBC Arabic reported on the preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in Jordan. According to the first results, the Muslim Brotherhood party, the Islamic Action Front, and women representatives gained major ground in the elections. The Muslim Brotherhood was on the ballot in the elections for the first time in nearly a decade of boycotting the election system. Suggested Set: Jordanian Queen Rania Speaks Out against ISIS and Extremism Video Vocabulary:
سيطرة control نزاهة integrity
مجلس النواب / قبة البرلمان Parliament اتهامات بتزوير Fraud accusations
غياب absence برنامج رائع A great program
رموز Symbols, icons دَعَمَ ، يَدْعَمُ To support
ملامح features النواب الجدد The new representatives
عَزَّزَ المشاركة ، يُعَزِّزُ المشاركة To strengthen participation تقة trust
في رأي الخبراء In the opinion of experts التيار الليبرالي The liberal movement
قائمة List, roster اَحْرَزَ ، يُحْرِزُ To achieve
 
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