>and please (this goes out to everyone who doesn't know how
>to speak Arabic or isn't Muslim) DO US ALL A FAVOUR, STOP
>THROWING AROUND words like Fatwa or Jihad when you have no
>idea what the shit means. Honestly, it is like when ppl
>start trying to speak French when they can't, sounding or
>stupid and shit.


people don't understand how fucked up translations can get w/ a language where one word can cover several different concepts... or even what would amount to an entire phrase in english.

i'm especially wary of the analysis of some arabic words/phrases in the mainstream press these days--for obvious reasons.

english is probably the most non-descriptive language there is. that's something that should always be taken into consideration.


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