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You are quite right Pat
Reader comment on item: Teach Arabic or Recruit Extremists?
in response to reader comment: Can't our public schools do the job?
Submitted by Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi (United States), Oct 28, 2009 at 18:16
Arabic is spoken by folk other than Muslims. Like the Latin, Greek and Farsi languages that preceded it Arabic has become a sort of Lingua Franca throughout the Middle East. I seriously doubt that you could "NOT" find a nonMuslim from the region who does not know Arabic at least to some greater degree than most westerners..
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| Your view on teaching Arabic language [190 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Peberlyn Moreta | Feb 28, 2008 08:37 | 121305 | ||
| WHAT PRECISELY ARE WE WAITING FOR? [440 words] | Geno M. | Sep 17, 2007 00:43 | 109025 | ||
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| "Astounded" at your naivete [838 words] | Geno M. | Oct 17, 2008 20:19 | 109025 | ||
| language is the key [195 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Sep 11, 2007 23:25 | 108615 | ||
| Reply to Rebecca and Yuval [1066 words] | Abu Nuwas | Sep 13, 2007 00:14 | 108615 | ||
| Thanks for the clarification [96 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Sep 13, 2007 16:52 | 108615 | ||
| How Can American Citizens learn "defensive Arabic language"? [14 words] | Geoff Tasker | Sep 10, 2007 12:45 | 108432 | ||
| Sorry, You Can't. [428 words] | Abu Nuwas | Sep 10, 2007 20:33 | 108432 | ||
| just like they do in Israel [78 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Sep 11, 2007 04:46 | 108432 | ||
| please write your article [168 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Sep 12, 2007 17:11 | 108432 | ||
| not so fast [62 words] | annmarie | Sep 11, 2008 12:28 | 108432 | ||
| SPEAKING IN FORKED TONGUES [504 words] | Abu Nuwas | Sep 14, 2008 15:38 | 108432 | ||
| Interesting analysis by Abu Nuwas [235 words] | Geno M. | Oct 20, 2008 13:59 | 108432 | ||
| Islamist Linguistics (or) A Tisket, A Tasket [870 words] | Abu Nuwas | Oct 21, 2008 09:51 | 108432 | ||
| the tip of the ice-berg [85 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Sep 9, 2007 11:57 | 108357 | ||
| Inevitable... [396 words] | Glenn | Sep 9, 2007 10:11 | 108349 | ||
| The Ultimate Irony [91 words] | Godot (recovered Muslim) | Sep 7, 2007 15:05 | 108113 | ||
| arabic as an instrument of imperialism [65 words] | G.Vishvas | Sep 7, 2007 14:36 | 108107 | ||
| Arabic as a language is programmed against infidels, Jews, the West and non-Islamic faiths [156 words] | R. K Iyer | Sep 11, 2007 08:35 | 108107 | ||
| Languages of Mid-East Christians [97 words] | Daywono | Dec 4, 2007 00:35 | 108107 | ||
| neccessity [33 words] | oladiti abiodun | Dec 31, 2007 11:40 | 108107 | ||
| what does arabic offer? [73 words] | G.Vishvas | Jan 1, 2008 08:31 | 108107 | ||
| Ring Around The Rosy... [342 words] | ABU NUWAS | Sep 7, 2007 01:23 | 108006 | ||
| Where It is All Headed. [237 words] | M. Tovey | Sep 10, 2007 12:16 | 108006 | ||
| Just thinking [58 words] | dfwhite19438 | Sep 6, 2007 16:36 | 107959 | ||
| Teaching Arabic [93 words] | Infidel | Sep 6, 2007 15:25 | 107954 | ||
| Read and Study, don't be ignorant [246 words] | Arabian | Oct 27, 2007 09:01 | 107954 | ||
| It's going to be difficult Arabian [122 words] | Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi | Oct 28, 2009 18:00 | 107954 | ||
| Can't our public schools do the job? [136 words] | Pat | Sep 6, 2007 14:48 | 107950 | ||
 You are quite right Pat [57 words] | Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi | Oct 28, 2009 18:16 | 107950 | ||
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| What's this Harrak? [34 words] | Homefront | Sep 7, 2007 04:20 | 107901 | ||
| An interesting observation Harrak [46 words] | Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi | Oct 28, 2009 18:23 | 107901 | ||
| Some Americans want to ... the Moslims [82 words] | f.sha | Sep 5, 2007 23:41 | 107898 | ||
| Light and Truth [10 words] | JW | Sep 5, 2007 23:33 | 107896 | ||
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| To Rachel Garber [79 words] | Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi | Oct 28, 2009 18:33 | 107895 | ||
| USA lost it's compass [245 words] | Jay Ouellet | Sep 5, 2007 21:26 | 107889 | ||
| Hanging Heads [71 words] | Infidel | Sep 6, 2007 15:45 | 107889 | ||
| Agree with Jay [341 words] | shayna | Sep 7, 2007 15:08 | 107889 | ||
| NYC School Chancellor [85 words] | Gary Mullennix | Sep 5, 2007 21:18 | 107888 | ||
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| wolves in sheep's clothing [192 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Sep 5, 2007 20:42 | 107887 | ||
| THE ANSWER [86 words] | jennifer solis | Sep 6, 2007 00:04 | 107887 | ||
| Double-dealing singlemindedness [237 words] | Nick4693 | Sep 5, 2007 20:11 | 107883 | ||
| Curriculum and fidelity [147 words] | David W. Lincoln | Sep 5, 2007 18:34 | 107879 | ||
| We are to blame eventually [47 words] | sincereefforts | Sep 5, 2007 18:27 | 107878 | ||
| Collapse from within [197 words] | jennifer solis | Sep 5, 2007 16:47 | 107871 | ||
| Teach Arabic...why? [133 words] | Tia | Sep 5, 2007 16:46 | 107870 | ||
| Religious schools supported by taxpayers [143 words] | janusz Kowalik | Sep 5, 2007 16:23 | 107868 | ||
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| Turtle and the Scorpion [70 words] | marci | Sep 5, 2007 14:48 | 107849 | ||
| Taxpayers Funding Islamic Schools [71 words] | tabingins911 | Sep 8, 2007 21:27 | 107849 | ||
| How Ironic, Since Khalil Gibran Was Brought Up Christian [37 words] | AnneM | Sep 5, 2007 13:33 | 107830 | ||
| Teach The Arabic Language, Keep The Political And Religious Agendas OUT [77 words] | AnneM | Sep 5, 2007 12:58 | 107825 |
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