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Arabic transliteration explained

June 26, 2009
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OK, so people are being killed right and left in the Maghreb, but there always time for some light entertainment: Here’s Michael Collins Dunn with a post on the intricacies of transliterating Arabic into English, which, among other things, quotes one of my favorite pieces by the much-underestimated writer, as distinct from colonizer, T. E. Lawrence.

MEI Editor’s Blog: “She Was a Splendid Beast”

And bookmark that blog! Good posts, long posts, fast pace.

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  1. Annouss permalink
    July 7, 2009 15:09

    I like the expression “much-underestimated writer, as distinct from colonizer”🙂

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