tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post341315509448508976..comments2024-02-02T00:21:02.687+13:00Comments on stargazer: festival of lovestargazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-82744875067007061312008-02-17T21:47:00.000+13:002008-02-17T21:47:00.000+13:00the Arabic term is “eid-al-muhabba” (see first lin...the Arabic term is “eid-al-muhabba” (see first line of the post!!??), almost certainly coined by commercial interests trying to make money out of the day. valentines day is spreading in asia too, but not everyone is happy about it. bal thakheray, a hindu leader with much influence in bombay, has spoken vehemently against it in india, and there has been major opposition to the celebration of valentines day throughout that country. many countries are trying to preserve their own cultures and traditions in the face of what they perceive as cultural imperialism.stargazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-14673448401358018602008-02-17T21:09:00.000+13:002008-02-17T21:09:00.000+13:00Hi Anjum,In an otherwise satisfactory post, I thou...Hi Anjum,<BR/><BR/>In an otherwise satisfactory post, I thought your Arabic Valentine's Day translation is rather out of place. Why Arabic? Is Arabic your mother tongue? In any case I didn't realise that the mutawwa-een (Islamic police) would tolerate Valentine's Day, or anything red on February 14, in a significant part of the Arab heartlands. I'm not sure where you got that rendition of the Arabic word for the day. I would have imagined يوم فالنتين (Yom Faalenteen) to be a better version. If you really want to use the word "love", perhaps يوم حب (Yom hobb). By the way I am no expert in Arabic and my mother tongue is certainly not Arabic. I shall stand corrected by a native Arab, but the term you have used doesn't sound Arabic to me at all. It sounds rather like a mixture of Arabic and Hindustani. <BR/><BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-39912086209602231312008-02-15T22:03:00.000+13:002008-02-15T22:03:00.000+13:00woohoooo!! i did it!!! thanx so much kate. it l...woohoooo!! i did it!!! thanx so much kate. it looks really pretty.<BR/>anjumstargazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430290445762377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515713317068251331.post-87937424071390512242008-02-15T13:36:00.000+13:002008-02-15T13:36:00.000+13:00Hi, My name is Kate.. from Auckland. I'm a new rea...Hi, My name is Kate.. from Auckland. I'm a new reader of your blog.. my husband sent me your link after he saw it on Russell Brown's website (I think) - anyway, I've made you something for your blog and I'd like to send it to you.. could you email me when you have time please? It's just a new header image, so if you aren't interested, don't worry!<BR/><BR/>kateypie@gmail.com<BR/><BR/>Thanks :-)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314594684691084045noreply@blogger.com