Sri Lanka is to Ban Arabic for Street Names

[OIO]

It doesn't have to be. Chinese only signs outside businesses in the Western world are viewed with distrust

that means they only want to cheat Chinese.

 

[fallstuff]

No.

But many put up Arabic signboards to show everyone else that they are "Muslim"
Plant date trees to pretend that it is "Arabia"
Wear niqab to pretend that they are Arab.

It's actually quite sad.

Not everyone does this of course.

I understand issues with Arabic signs, but issues with Date tree ?

Dates are part of customary Iftaar pretty much all over the world not to mention they taste delicious !

 

[Nilgiri]

Because there are many in the West and use their own language and customs...I have also mentioned ‘African’ shopping areas where people may feel the prices are not clear and shops are set up just like markets back home. They should try and assimilate into the Western shopping style streets and have clear pricing and ingredients in English, talk to customers in English only.

Chinese don't go all nutty when they are not "fully assimilated"... is the key difference.

Other groups fare far worse when they are insulated, make ghettos and do not assimilate in even basic ways. They go stir crazy and become nation within another one....and that always brings disastrous consequences long term.

Coming back to topic, Sri Lanka sovereign internal affairs are its own to handle.

Foreign imposed extreme arabic-identity ideology has gone too far, so there is inevitable pushback now (from majority of SL muslims too).

 

[YeBeWarned]

So far all the steps taken by Sri Lankan govt against the Muslims will not help the community to feel safe and connected .

 

[Mamadouso]

Chinese don't go all nutty when they are not "fully assimilated"... is the key difference.

Other groups fare far worse when they are insulated, make ghettos and do not assimilate in even basic ways. They go stir crazy and become nation within another one....and that always brings disastrous consequences long term.

Coming back to topic, Sri Lanka sovereign internal affairs are its own to handle.

Foreign imposed extreme arabic-identity ideology has gone too far, so there is inevitable pushback now (from majority of SL muslims too).

Its not about just being ‘nutty’, in the post I didn’t just mention the issue with Chinatowns but you weaved past that. I also said I think the same about pan-African market type streets that just look out of place in the West, markets set up just like back home untidily.

Many of them are notorious for having prices, signs & ingredients in their own language. The staff will be chatting in Mandarin in the towns or in other languages in the street markets. There have been many issues with foods containing insects or other stuff that people have only found later because it wasn’t labelled properly.

They should be clearly labelled in the national languages, to promote the wellbeing of all communities rather than just the enclaves.

 

[Nilgiri]

Its not about just being ‘nutty’, in the post I didn’t just mention the issue with Chinatowns but you weaved past that. I also said I think the same about pan-African market type streets that just look out of place in the West, markets set up just like back home untidily.

Many of them are notorious for having prices, signs & ingredients in their own language. The staff will be chatting in Mandarin in the towns or in other languages in the street markets. There have been many issues with foods containing insects or other stuff that people have only found later because it wasn’t labelled properly.

They should be clearly labelled in the national languages, to promote the wellbeing of all communities rather than just the enclaves.

I am all for such measures, yup. A basic framework of integration. Diversity can build on top of that basic framework....rather than at that level and even below it (to undermine).

 

[Mamadouso]

I am all for such measures, yup. A basic framework of integration. Diversity can build on top of that basic framework....rather than at that level and even below it (to undermine).

Yes that is right, I know in my area recently there was an issue with food poisoning of a large group of people. It emerged that the restaurants running them could not understand the guidance by the health safety authorities and just ignored them as most of their usual clientele were Chinese

This SL model of using official languages there would do well in the West to curb this sort of divergence and improve those types of issues too.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

No.

But many put up Arabic signboards to show everyone else that they are "Muslim"
Plant date trees to pretend that it is "Arabia"
Wear niqab to pretend that they are Arab.

It's actually quite sad.

Not everyone does this of course.

Next your gonna say "they are muslims to show the world they are arabs"
Watch your tongue boi

Dumb moves.

Instead focus on things that matter - invest on counter terrorism training, equipment and intelligence.

They are going to tear their country apart.

 

[monitor]

Chinese letters have no relationship with terrorism.
maybe communism?

Do Arabic language have any relation with terrorism ? if anyone involve in terrorism he or she is responsible .

Sri Lanka is to Ban Arabic for Street Names
https://www.albawaba.com/editors-choice/sri-lanka-ban-arabic-street-names-1290474
The government of Sri Lanka Monday banned use of Arabic for street names, according to media reports.

A circular issued by Sri Lanka’s Official Languages Ministry asked authorities to remove Arabic street name boards, Colombo-based Sunday Times reported.

“Authorities will take swift measures to act upon this circular and remove such name boards which violate the law,” the daily quoted Official Languages Minister Mano Ganesan as saying.

"As a common policy, we can't allow street name boards to be printed in any other language other than English, Sinhala, and Tamil," Ganesan said.

The government circular made it mandatory to seek permission in order to use any other language on a street name board.

https://www.albawaba.com/editors-choice/sri-lanka-ban-arabic-street-names-1290474

This act will more agitate the Muslim community and work as a breeding field for IS recruit .

 

[Kaniska]

Interesting to find that wanna be Arabs is not limited to Pakistan only.

You will find examples in India too..

 

[OIO]

Do Arabic language have any relation with terrorism ?

yes, wish MBS will change this.

 

[undercover JIX]

Ciranta natavatikkai pulikal makilci aṭaikinraṉa....

 

[Clutch]

They should also ban these symbols:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0.... arabic numerals.