Reading: This BBC Persian article discusses the Yezidis and their religion, which is rich in elements from Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism, and also describes some of their religious practices and beliefs.
Listening: For today’s listening section, we have a video report from Iran International discussing the situation in Iraq after the defeat of ISIS.
Additionally, students may explore two documentaries from BBC Persian: one about the difficult choice faced by Yezidi women who were formerly captured by ISIS when returning to their community, and another about the Yezidis living in Georgia, highlighting their dance, music, beliefs, and customs.
Subject of Conversation: Humanitarian crises and the response of the civilized world (بحران‌های انسانی و واکنش جهان متمدن)
In this discussion, students will reflect on humanitarian crises, using the recent experiences of the Yezidi community as a starting point. They will explore the role of the international community in responding to atrocities such as genocide, forced migration, and cultural destruction. Students will be encouraged to use vocabulary from the day’s reading and listening materials to express their opinions, analyze the effectiveness of global responses, and discuss possible solutions. The goal is to practice speaking about sensitive and complex global issues in Persian, while developing fluency and respectful dialogue skills.
Homework: To be determined.
Vocabulary (Reading):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| ایزدی | izadi | Yezidi |
| قربانی | qorbāni | victim |
| پیشروی | pišravi | advancement |
| آذوقه | āzuqe | food supplies |
| گرفتار شدن | gereftār šodan | to get caught, to be trapped |
| پررمز و راز | por ramz o rāz | mysterious |
| عمیقاً | ‘amiqan | deeply |
| باورمند | bāvarmand | believing, devoted |
| مخمصه | maxmase | dilemma, predicament |
| نورافکن | nurafkan | illuminator (the instrument) |
| زیر نورافکن | zir-e nurafkan | in the spotlight |
| غیرمعمول | γeyr-e ma’mul | unusual |
| بی‌انصافانه | biensāfāne | unjustly |
| شیطان‌پرست | šeytānparast | Satanist |
| ارعاب | er‘āb | intimidation |
| بهتان زدن | bohtān zadan | to slander |
| به طور قابل ملاحظه | be tour-e qābel-e molāheze | considerably, significantly |
| علوی | ‘alavi | Alavite |
| دروزی | doruzi | Druze |
| گرویدن | geravidan | to convert |
| مسکونی | maskuni | inhabited, residential |
| موصل | musel | Mosul |
| درک | dark | understanding, interpretation |
| مشتق شدن | moštaqq šodan | to be derived |
| الهه | elāhe | deity, god |
| رب‌النوع | rabbonno‘ | god, divinity |
| پرستنده | parastande | worshipper |
| شفاهی | šafāhi | oral, spoken |
| کیش | kiš | religion, cult |
| معابد (مفرد: معبد) | ma‘ābed (sing. ma‘bad) | temples |
| آراسته شدن | ārāste šodan | to be adorned |
| گور | gur | grave |
| طلوع | tolu‘ | sunrise, rise |
| عناصر (مفرد: عنصر) | ‘anāsor (sing. ‘onsor) | elements |
| متبرک | motabarrek | blessed, sacred |
| غسل تعمید دادن | γosl-e ta‘mid dādan | to baptize |
| روزه گرفتن | ruze gereftan | to fast |
| همگانی | hamegāni | public, collective |
| آرامگاه | ārāmgāh | mausoleum, tomb |
| ختنه | xatne | circumcision |
Vocabulary (Video Report):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| جعبه | ja‘be | box |
| دورهمی | dourehami | gathering, get-together |
| داعش | dā‘eš | ISIS |
| دگرگون شدن | degargun šodan | to be transformed, to change drastically |
| تلخ | talx | bitter |
| سپری شدن | seperi šodan | to pass (time) |
| دوازه مرزی | darvāze-ye marzi | border gate |
| نجات پیدا کردن | nejāt peydā kardan | to be saved, to survive |
| دسته‌جمعی | dastejam‘i | collective, mass |
| درخواست کردن | darxāst kardan | to request |
| جنازه | jenāze | corpse, dead body |
| تحویل دادن | tahvil dādan | to deliver, to hand over |
| جنایات (مفرد: جنایت) | jenāyāt (sing. jenāyat) | crimes |
| ربوده شدن | robude šodan | to be abducted |
| رشوه | rešve | bribe |
| به آغوش کسی بازگشتن | be āγuš-e kasi bāzgaštan | to return to someone's embrace |
| تماس گرفتن | tamās gereftan | to make contact |
| بلد بودن | balad budan | to know, to be familiar with |
| منتظر بودن | montazer budan | to wait |
| معامله کردن | mo‘āmele kardan | to make a deal; to trade |
| در بین بودن | dar beyn budan | to be among, to exist |
| ناامنی | nāamni | insecurity |
| آوارگی | āvāregi | displacement, homelessness |
| روزگار | ruzegār | time, life, days |
| ناممکن | nāmomken | impossible |