‘Inshallah’ in the Age of Trump http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/01/inshallah-in-the-age-of-trump-islamophobia-us/ …
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Replying to @agtgibson
the far right probably use more arabic terms than anyone else (words with negative connotations - apostate/nonbeliever/&c.)
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Replying to @increpare
oh my god ≠ inshallah though? I think inshallah works for people because there's an aura of (borrowed) authenticity.
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Replying to @agtgibson
I'm was talking about borrowing a phrase from one expression and making use of it in another language
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Replying to @increpare
Ah ok. But omg hasn't really connected with religion for some time, so it can be used for whatever. Purity moot?
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Replying to @agtgibson
Yeah the uses aren't edgy/sympathetic in that way.
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