From: JessEcoh-AT-cs.com Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:15:17 EDT Subject: Re: [postanarchism] Adam: "Anarchist Orientalism and the Muslim Community in ... thanks pj -- wasn't familiar with any but the south african version (which i thought was also in use in the UK). by the way -- spencer: sorry, didn't mean to put words in your mouth! --jesse. In a message dated 7/18/04 9:32:17 PM Central Daylight Time, pj-AT-cutlerco.com.au writes: > >i take exception to the use of the word "kaffir" (which is fairly racially > >offensive in a british context, is it not? > > The sense you are taking exception to is one among many: a South > African term for any Black African. In ethnology the word refers to > a member of the Xhosa speaking people of South Africa. The British > word Kafir refers to a native of the Hindu Kush. A quick check of the > dictionary reveals another meaning which in this context is entirely > appropriate. In Islamic cultures kaffir means an infidel. The word > is originally arabic in origin. > > pj > > --- StripMime Warning -- MIME attachments removed --- This message may have contained attachments which were removed. Sorry, we do not allow attachments on this list. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---
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