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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Write Effective Mailing List Email http://www.digital-web.com/tutorials/tutorial_1999-12.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zaveri wrote: > 'Nafar' means SLAVE, SERF etc. One Arab never used this word against another > Arab. It has always been used for Africans, Hindi slaves in the olden days. > Thanks for the correction. As I said, I picked up the word at street level and no doubt many Hindi outsiders were considered no more than slaves, the way the labor and blue collar was treated, maybe is still being treated nowadays. At last in Oman, the local Omani had almost God-like powers, and could promote, demote, ridicule, imprison and extern any Hindi with no more than a verbal complain to the Shurta [police]. How is now a days? Btw, do United States citizens need visas to visit or do business in Dubai and UAE? Arya. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, use the form at: http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/#options This list is archived at: http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/archive.html
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