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14. I speak Arabic

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 09:03 PM

Apr 2012

The translation seems as good as any computer translation, but that doesn't tell us anything. This is some guy who's not even from Egypt saying this is being considered in the Egyptian parliament with no documentation to back that up. Think about how rumors about legislation get spread in the US ("death panels!&quot and add a culture and language gap to that (Egyptian Arabic is not Levantine or Mesopotamian Arabic, and neither is English).

So: are people in the Middle East saying this is happening? To that I can give an unqualified "yes".

Is this actually happening? No idea from the sources I've seen. I'll check Al Ahram (the "official" Egyptian paper) and Al Quds (the expat paper) and see what they're saying.

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Egypt 'necrophilia law'? Hooey, utter hooey. [View all] Starry Messenger Apr 2012 OP

So who do we believe? virgogal Apr 2012 #1

I would say, probably not the Daily Mail. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #4

In this case, clearly, "what we want to believe" JackRiddler Apr 2012 #49

is this supposedly free-standing legislation or an amendment attached to another bill? unblock Apr 2012 #2

I found this site, badly translated from Arabic: steve2470 Apr 2012 #3

also this site in Arabic: steve2470 Apr 2012 #5

I speak Arabic Recursion Apr 2012 #14

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Christian Science Monitor isn't a rag either. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #23

Dan Murphy is simplyy stating his opinion it is "hooey". The information isn't snagglepuss Apr 2012 #7

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Sex with a corpse is 'sick and ugly'. polly7 Apr 2012 #27

Nothing is really sacred, so nothing can really be desecrated. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #29

Your opinion. Which I do understand that you find worth more than any other. polly7 Apr 2012 #30

How did you come to the conclusion human bodies have the quality "sacred?" ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #32

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You are the one hounding me for my stated opinion. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #34

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Dare I ask which nine? Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #21

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