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What people are failing to realize is that millions of Muslims outside of the Arab world know Arabic because of Islam. Remember, the Qur'an is in Arabic, prayers are in Arabic, etc. so millions of Muslims throughout the world know Arabic because of the faith.
I dare anyone to argue that Islam is not a global faith."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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There's a reason why Arabic is among the 6 official languages of the United Nations:
The official languages of the United Nations are the six languages that are used in UN meetings, and in which all official UN documents are written. They are:
Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Everyone is showing their provincial Eurocentric asses."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Originally posted by DinoDoc View Post[ATTACH=CONFIG]171927[/ATTACH]
No reason?
Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
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Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostWhat people are failing to realize is that millions of Muslims outside of the Arab world know Arabic because of Islam. Remember, the Qur'an is in Arabic, prayers are in Arabic, etc. so millions of Muslims throughout the world know Arabic because of the faith.
I dare anyone to argue that Islam is not a global faith.
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Originally posted by gribbler View PostSo what? Is Latin a global language if the Catholic church uses it? Is Hebrew a global language if Jews are all over the world? No.
And Latin has 0 native speakers. Liturgical capacity alone is not sufficient to make it relevant.
But if a language is #5 in native-speakers PLUS it is a liturgical language, that means something."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Originally posted by Elok View PostNo good reason, if you prefer.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio
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Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostThere's barely any Jews in the world.
And Latin has 0 native speakers. Liturgical capacity alone is not sufficient to make it relevant.
But if a language is #5 in native-speakers PLUS it is a liturgical language, that means something.
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GDP PPP US$trillion by country/organization:
EU $14.7
US $13.8
China $6.9
Japan $4.2
India $2.8
Arab League $2.7
$2.7 trillion economy is small now?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Yeah we learned vosotros but were told that Latin Americans don't use vosotros but use ustedes. We were taught the vosotros conjugations regardless.
We weren't taught pronunciation with the Spanish lisp, though."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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Originally posted by Tupac Shakur View PostI'm still waiting to hear why Albie thinks they speak Spanish in the Philippines.
I never said they speak Spanish in the Philippines exclusively or majorally. All I said was Spanish is RELEVANT in the Philippines and it is. It was the official language of government until 1973 and is still promoted.
From the 1987 Constitution:
Spanish and Arabic shall be promoted on a voluntary and optional basis.
Spanish is relevant in the US, as well. It's not relevant in the Old World, however, besides in Spain and the Philippines, as I said.Last edited by Al B. Sure!; May 24, 2012, 21:07."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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