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From:  mohamed mahmod
Date:  Fri Feb 1, 2002  12:29 pm
Subject:  islamic signs




>From: "Judy A. Kegl"
>Reply-To: SignWriting List
>To: SignWriting List
>Subject: Re: ARABIC NATIONS: 36 teachers using SW...
>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:57:03 -0500
>
>Mohamed,
>
>We have been teaching the students in Bluefields about the world's major
>religions for the past few years. For anything involving Islam, we use our
>sign for crescent moon as part of the sign. The signs for Mecca, Saudi
>Arabia and the Ka'ba are virtually identical, by the way, and relate to the
>Black Stone. We will be studying the life of Mahomet in detail in
>February,
>and we have not developed a sign-name for him. Can you describe or use SW
>to show me how Deaf people in your country sign the Prophet's name?
>
>Thanks,
>
>James Shepard-Kegl





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