Zarqa
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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British opera singer Dame Sarah Connolly is playing the title role of Zarqa Al Yamama and says she had sleepless nights worrying about singing in Arabic.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024
There’s a sleight of hand at play, of course, since there is no one mansaf: Its interpretations vary from Syria to Lebanon, from Zarqa to Salt, from tribe to tribe.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
Zarqa Khan, a student who attended a candlelight vigil for Mukadam, bemoaned how religion now pervades so much of life in Pakistan and how today she fears walking alone on the streets.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021
“Since the Russians already have a military base on the ground, this carrier wouldn’t make much difference I guess,” says Wissam Zarqa, a teacher living in the besieged opposition-controlled eastern section of Aleppo.
From Time • Nov. 1, 2016
Word was that there were shelters in Zarqa, Amman, Al-Salt, and other Jordanian cities.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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