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‫ وهو مشروع‬،‫خط اإلسالموفوبيا‬ .‫لدورة الطباعة في أكاديمية التصميم‬ ‫وقد تم تصميم الخط من أجل خلق‬ ‫تصور أفضل للعالم العربي واللغة‬ ‫ أمال في أن يتوقف عن الثقافة‬.‫العربية‬ ‫ مليون‬420 ‫العربية التي تنتمي إلى‬ .‫شخص على األقل في العالم‬ ‫ويمكن استخدام الخط لوظيفتني‬ - ‫) النقد والسياسة‬1( :‫رئيسيتني‬ ‫كأداة لنقل الرسائل إلى األشخاص‬ .‫الذين يمتنعون عن العالم العربي‬ ‫ قد يعتقدون أن النص‬،‫للوهلة األولى‬ ‫ ولكن بعد‬،‫مكتوب باللغة العربية‬ ‫ سوف يالحظون أن‬،‫توجيه االنتباه‬ ‫النص باللغة اإلنجليزية وقادرون‬ ‫) أي شخص يريد أن‬2( .‫على قراءته‬ ‫يعرض جمال الثقافة العربية ألولئك‬ :‫ مثل‬.‫الذين ال يستطيعون التحدث بها‬ .‫املوسيقى واألفالم وما إلى ذلك‬

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islamophobia font, a project of

a typography course at a design academy.

the font was designed in order to

create a better perception of the arab world and the arabic language. in

a hope that the alienation from the

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Islamophobia font, a project of a typography course at a design academy.

The font was designed in order to create a better perception of the Arab world and the Arabic language. In a hope that the alienation from the Arabic culture, which belongs to at least 420 million people in

arabic culture, which belongs to at

the world, will be stopped.

will be stopped.

The font can be used for two main

least 420 million people in the world,

functions: (1) Criticism and Politics - as the font can be used for two main

functions: (1) criticism and politics - as a tool of transferring messages

to people who abstain from the arabic world. at first glance, they

might think that the text is written in arabic, but after their attention is

drawn, they will notice that the text is in english and they are able to

read it. (2) anyone who wants to expose the beauty of the arabic culture for those who cannot

speak it. such as: music, movies, etc.

a tool of transferring messages to people who abstain from the Arabic world. At first glance, they might think that the text is written in Arabic, but after their attention is drawn, they will notice that the text is in English and they are able to read it. (2) Anyone who wants to expose the beauty of the Arabic culture for those who cannot speak it. Such as: music, movies, etc.

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saturday, 23 september 2034

a history of ' islamophobia,'

a word of dubious value islam is a titanic force in this era and we talk about it and write about it often. but we hardly know how to express ourselves every era has special words that ignite

and other repellent creatures. few would

resentful arguments and reveal difficult

confess to feeling that way about islam.

emotions. there’s no doubt that islam-

fewer still would seek treatment of their

“nothing is more western than hatred of

ophobia is our word, a painful term

negative reactions to islam.

the west,” bruckner says. “all of modern

that’s hard to avoid.

islam is a titanic force in this era and

thought can be reduced to mechanical

it functions as a rhetorical weapon. whoever

we talk about it and write about it

denunciations of the west, emphasizing

unconscious

often. but we

the latter ’ s hypocrisy, violence, and abomi-

hardly know how

nation.”

to express our -

the hard truth is that many non-muslims

selves. we stutter

find it difficult to speak about (or to)

and stammer when

muslims. our intentions are confusing, even

it comes up and

to us. we hope for good relations with

sometimes we may

muslims who live among us and we

use words like

assume that they are as appalled as we

islamophobia to

are by violence committed in the name of

censor ourselves.

their religion. we also hope they know that

from barack

islam, though sacred to them, is also

obama down we

the scourge of millions when it’s interpret-

have wrestled

ed literally by blindly self-righteous mass

uses it (and many do) is trying to con-

with attempts to define islam or interpret

murderers.

vict someone else of chauvinism and

it. obama actually said that the islam-

we know they seem more sensitive, in a

a thoughtless prejudice against muslims

ic state is not islamic, as if he would

way, than others. they can’t easily shrug

and islam. it’s a protective word, a

know. he said islam is a religion of love

off humiliation. le monde in paris point-

shield against muslims being damaged

and peace, to which the only honest reply

ed out that charlie hebdo, the satire

by criticism and argument.

is: sometimes yes, sometimes no.

magazine, devoted only four per cent of

pascal bruckner , the french philosopher ,

its covers to ridiculing the prophet mo-

who has spent a great deal of time

our thinking on this subject can be af-

hammed; meanwhile, the same artists

working on this issue, summarizes his

fected by a sense of guilt, conscious or

had been mocking jesus, moses, the dalai

opinion in a few words: “there’s no such

unconscious. many muslims are from

thing as islamophobia. critique of religion

places conquered and then dominated by

is a fundamental western right, not an

european imperialists. bruckner has inves-

illness.”the word functions as a rhetorical

tigated this fact in his book, the tyranny

weapon a phobia is a medical term, an

of guilt: an essay on western masochism.

anxiety disorder stirred up by irrational fear

our thinking on this subject can be af-

of heights, or perhaps spiders or snakes

fected by a sense of guilt, conscious or

islamophobia is defined as intense dislike or fear ofIislam

lama, and the various popes for 40 years.

investigated for breaching the student

lawyer due to the malicious nature of the

but islamist killers were so offended by

code of conduct.

complaint.”

assassinated most of the staff.

mr travers claims he has been “cleared of

in an online post addressing the original

our intentions are confusing, even to us

being a racist, an islamophobe, a trans-

complaint, mr travers had written: “mocking

le monde’s comparison means nothing. the

phobe and all other accusations” and

isis allegedly made islamic and minority

killers could reason that jesus, the popes

says a report shows that he actually

students feel ‘threatened’ and ‘unsafe’

and the rest are of little importance. the

challenges racism.

so goes the complainant’s ramblings.”

prophet, on the other hand, is a crucial

he described the allegations against him

in a separate post, mr travers said he

figure in their daily lives and they must

as “baseless”.

was also being investigated for criticising

protect him from humiliation.

a university spokesman said it “would

islamic clothing, including the hijab, bur -

bruckner is of course right when he says

not consider ” bringing charges of miscon-

kha, and niqab, saying they were associ-

that critique of religion is a fundamental

duct against a student for mocking isis.

ated with “toxic branches of islam which

western right, but committed muslims

but he said students must obey the

use it to further a modesty culture that

are not entirely in the west. they are in a

code of conduct, which encourages every-

targets women who don’t conform”.

larger place, the world they imagine, where

one to “treat each other with dignity and

media reports of the university investigation

no such right exists. perhaps they know

respect”

alleged that the complaint against the

that christianity and judaism broke

mr travers, who is also an occasional

mr travers centred on a “jovial” reference on

into pieces because their rules permitted

blogger for the times of israel, said he be-

facebook to jihadi fighters being set to

serious, long-ranging criticism of their most

lieved the university would “settle out of

welcome “72 virgins” after the us military

basic principles.

court”.

dropped a bomb on a isis stronghold in

the word islamophobia originated in the

“not only have i been found innocent, i

afghanistan in april.

early 20th century. an early use was in

shouldn’t have had to pay so much

a french biography of muhammad (“is-

for legal representation to defend against

a spokesman for the university said: “the

lamophobie”). sometimes it was used

baseless allegations,” he said.

university of edinburgh is fully committed

internally, within islam, to identify a fear

he claims that the university talked

to upholding the rights of its students

of islam felt by liberal muslims and

about a “range of evidence”, but he

and staff to freedom of expression with-

muslim feminists, rather than a fear or dis-

claimed that amounted to a page of

in the law.

like of muslims by non-muslims. it was

screenshots.

“it has not and would not consider

given an official imprimatur in 2004 when

he added: “it was essential to hire a

bringing charges of misconduct against

the four per cent that, in january 2015, they

kofi annan, then the un secretary-general, said the word islamophobia had to be coined in order to “take account of increasingly widespread bigotry.” from there on it was part of language, a word of dubious value. (nationalpost)

a student is poised to take legal action after he was accused of islamophobia for a series of online posts which he claimed “mocked isis”. law student robbie travers, who is described as a right-wing commentator , claims the university of edinburgh has now dismissed all complaints against him, but he is threatening to go to court to reclaim legal fees he spent having to defend himself. he would not divulge who he intends to sue. his story made headlines across the world after the university claimed to have received multiple complaints from students who provided “a range of supporting evidence” of allegedly racist behaviour . it was claimed mr travers, 21, was being

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love of my heart, my eyes

it is a wonder who has set you against me he dared to eat but not be satisfied and as the dawn rose

my love got upset and left running

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