Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Allahu Akbar… Arabic Now Mandatory In NY Public Elementary School | The Gateway Pundit

Allahu Akbar… Arabic Now Mandatory In NY Public Elementary School | The Gateway Pundit
my comment on that page answering someone said black means slave in Arabic:
" The word “Abd” means worshiper from which the word slave was derived as a reference to submission. Abd does not mean black. Black in Arabic is “aswad” feminine “sawda” and plural “sood or sudan” which also means the darker Arabs. In addition, during the Islamic rule in medieval time, many salves were white Romans and Caucasians as seen on the orientalist paintings. So unlike in US where slavery was connected to the black Africans, slavery before included multiracial groups. Therefore, the word black in Arabic is not as stigmatic as in English. The history of blacks in the Arab world is simply not as painful as in US. Arabic also is not only a religious language. It is of political and economic importance. Many of my US students who learned Arabic gained a better opportunities in their study and career than their American colleagues."

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Local Environment Language لغة البيئة المحلية

Hi.. I wrote something can be relevant about Local Environment Language. Sorry, I haven't translated it yet. It would be an introduction to my book that includes a glossary about the LEL (Local Environment Language). Here's the link
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1BbceIOuBQgOTV6NjFwSjN3TUE
Greetings from Damascus.

Saturday, May 05, 2012

20 awesomely untranslatable words from around the world | Matador Network | Page 2

20 awesomely untranslatable words from around the world | Matador Network | Page 2
includes the Arabic word يقبرني