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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
An Error of Translation in AUB's Motto
I realized this yesterday when I entered the AUB campus. The AUB's motto "that they may have life, and have it more abundantly" is mistranslated on the wall of AUB. It should be:
لتكون لهم حياة, وتكون حياة أزخر
وليس
كما هو موضوع "لتكون لهم حياة, وتكون حياة أفضل". هذا رأيي ولا أحيد عنه
-Economist has reported on October 30th, 2003 that a Catholic priest "placed a relic of Mother Teresa" on the body of Terri Schiavo who has been in a coma in a Florida hospital.
Comic by Terry Furry, reproduced from "Heard the One About the Funny Leftist?" by Cris Thompson, East Bay Express
As'ad's Bio
As'ad AbuKhalil, born March 16, 1960. From Tyre, Lebanon, grew up in Beirut. Received his BA and MA from American University of Beirut in pol sc. Came to US in 1983 and received his PhD in comparative government from Georgetown University. Taught at Tufts University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Colorado College, and Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Served as a Scholar-in-Residence at Middle East Institute in Washington DC. He served as free-lance Middle East consultant for NBC News and ABC News, an experience that only served to increase his disdain for maintream US media. He is now professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. His favorite food is fried eggplants.
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