language

July 16, 2011

Jakarta Post: What language does God speak?

Part of the Muslim faith is that the Qur’an cannot be translated. This article looks at the question of whether God hears prayers in languages other than Arabic. What if a Muslim is unable to recite prayers in Arabic? Arabic prayers on offer writes about elderly men in Jakarta’s cemeteries that are willing to offer Arabic language services–they will read passages and offer prayers at funeral services. Interesting insight into the Muslim culture.

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May 14, 2010

Language & Culture Battles in Europe

http://bit.ly/cxa3pU – “Belgium doesn’t exist, only Flanders and Wallonia as Dutch & French communities live apart.”

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April 16, 2010

Destroying Language Barriers

Google’s language toolbars now make it easier to translate individual words on a page. But remember it only works for major languages. Minor languages are still neglected (and probably will be for a very long time).

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March 6, 2010

Google Chrome 5 auto-translates web pages

A new feature – currently only the development version of Chrome 5 – will automatically detect the language of a web page and translate it without opening a new page. Now you can read all of those Spanish language mission pages by COMIBAM.

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