Re: [nukkad] The veil

[Maloy Manna <>]

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>In response to what Maloy said about using Arabic, why, what is wrong in 
>having a religion-wide lingua franca? It makes things so much more easy to 
>understand, discuss and follow. In fact, often, the finer nuances of a word's 
>meaning are lost in translation, as our friend T. Vasudevan's son wrote in his 
>veda mail.

It could have been had Arabic been spoken by all Muslims across the world. That 
it isn't makes nuances of Islam more esoteric to its own followers in regions 
like India or Bangladesh where people speak in other languages. 

~Maloy




      
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