Word: arabicize
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* Egypt's Arab character actually is limited, even though the country's official language is Arabic and its formal religion Islam. Bedouin Arabs constitute a sizable minority, but so do Copts and Nubians. Ethnically the predominant Egyptian is a Mediterranean rather than Arabian man, and he has changed surprisingly little...
HOW THE GOVERNMENT RATES: Israelis are high Ott their political leaders. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan is most lauded, with 95% rating him anywhere from "excellent" to "pretty good." Dayan even outpolled Mrs. Meir, whose rating was 91%. Abba Eban received 78% among Israelis (and 75% among Arabs who approve of...
According to the Director General of the Thai Religious Affairs Department, plans have been started to translate the Koran into Thai so the residents of the south could study their scripture in the language of their country. The only problem is that Malay rather than Thai is their mother tongue...
Saber and Bond also share a masochistic taste for cold showers. But where 007 likes his champagne chilled and his women hot, Saber is a devout Moslem who takes his lemonade without sugar and says "no" in Arabic, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. "Cover yourself," he admonishes one toothsome hussy...
Sitting cross-legged in an Arab tent, the guest of honor munched on a hunk of roast lamb as a local entertainer offered animal imitations. "Monsieur le Président, I'm a cock," the man announced, crowing convincingly. "Monsieur le Président, now I'm a...