2026-08-05 17:54 UTC
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@toddheberlein@mastodon.social 2026-08-05 19:28
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io The other day I heard the Aramaic word Jesus would have used to refer to God was Alāhā. I can imagine a lot of Americans being outraged if we used the same word Jesus used when referring to God.
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@ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-08-05 21:57
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io Even in some parts of Europe, people who are not Moslem say 'inshallah'. Sometimes a bit ironically, sometimes with honesty. Another example is "toubib" which is a bad pronunciation of the Arabic word for "doctor" (tabib or طبيب.), which is also used in France.
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@YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world 2026-08-06 04:24
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io We've been watching a war on that part of Asia since 1991, and now shisha is illegal in most places while halal platters are upper tier, but people still need this kind of reminder.
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@codebyjeff@hachyderm.io 2026-08-06 05:48
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io you should cool it with your "Americans are stupid" nonsense... I'm certain if I walked around my city in Japan, or dropped over to Korea or China, most people wouldn't know or think about that difference Tbh, I'm pretty confident I could walk around European or Aussie/NZ cities and most random people would say that's an Islamic phrase, even if they realize it is spoken in Arabic. --- Does most of the world know that "Amen" is Abrahamic, and that it is also used by Jews and Muslims? Are they all ignorant if they don't? --- Just a few days ago there was a (small) protest against a mosque in Tokyo - protesting its existence - because, to quote one woman literally - "I should probably learn more about them (Muslims), but they scare me. What if they are terrorists?" Ignorant people aren't confined - or even congregate - in one place or country. --- Although ignorance takes a lot of different forms.... Interesting that "call the American who doesn't understand Islam an idiot" is just a variation of "Castigate the infidel" when you think about it... Which *is* a typical Islamic terrorist POV... Interesting. Something to think about when sitting quietly, away from social media. Maybe I'm all full of nonsense... wouldn't be the first time --- Or by "the world" did you mean American and Europe, like so many on social media seem to? Maybe you should take some of that Google & Amazon money and do a "sabbatical" and travel a bit...learn something about the rest of the world Or - cheaper version - STFU about how "stupid we Americans are" (I know you're a Californian) and just accept that a lot of things aren't obvious to a lot of people, and teach I *think* that's an Islamic tenant... #justAnIdea
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@tantramar@zeroes.ca 2026-08-05 18:01
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io Expecting people to be willing (or able) to separate the concept of “Arabia” from the concept of “Islam” feels like a tall order, sadly. 🤦♂️
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@benjamingeer@piaille.fr 2026-08-05 18:02
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io When I started learning Arabic, I had a beginners’ dictionary that translated “I hope” as inshallah, and now that I speak it fluently, I still fully support that translation. There are other ways to express hope in Arabic, but that’s by far the most common one.