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February 13, 2015, 6:22pm
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Re: No Punjabi please! We are Muslim Punjabis
We are talking of locals adapting Arab Culture and language. While some phrases like ‘MashaAllah’, ‘InsAllah’, etc is alright, but shukran and mabrook is not done IMO.
Correct me if I’m wrong that foreigners are not allowed to wear Arabic dress in KSA. Further, Arabic dress like Jubba is suitable for desert. One should follow the environment i.e. weather etc while adapting a particular dress from particular culture.
The discussion here was adapting Urdu to prove patriotism or religiosity. One nation one language concept.
Of course foreigners can wear Arab dress.
Adapting urdu to prove patriotism:hmmm: It would be a shame if one didn’t know the mother tongue. But I don’t think it’s a measure of patriotism or the lack of it.