Re: Working on ar_FR locale

[Munzir Taha <munzirtaha at newhorizons dot com dot sa>]

On Yau al-Thulatha 18 Jumaada al-Awal 1425 12:05 pm, Isam Bayazidi wrote:
> You missed many countries that are in the Arab league:
> # DJ - Djibouti
> # SO - Somalia
> # KM - Comoros
> # MR - Mauritania
>
> Beside those, Arabic is an official language in:
> # TD - Chad (Tchad)

Wow! I am afraid this thread would turn into politics which I hate to discuss 
very much. But I haven't seen a comment and I am afraid a mess would happen 
here and hence the comment.

First, I believe Arab league is more of politics than truth. They can get you 
out of them for political reasons though you are an arab and they may let you 
in if they love you even if you are not ;) Seriously speaking the Arab league 
has suspended Egypt membership in 1979 after it signed a peace treaty with 
Israel => So Egypt is not an Arabic country between 1979-1989!!

Disclaimer: In case a Somalian, Mauritanian,... is reading this: I haven't 
meant any offending thing here. I am just defending your right not to be 
Arabs ;)

> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:51:34 +0200, Isam Ishaq <isam at planet dot edu> wrote:
> > > Do you folks see any country were Arabic is widely spoken or, even
> > > more important, where Arabic is the official language, which is mising
> > > above?
> >
> > yes:
> > ar_PS
> > ar_IL

ar_PS (Palestine) are Arabs but ar_IL (Israel) are Jewish.

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