mirrorbird (21:55:23)
yes, we saw some nasty dynamiting of sculpture in the headlines. i suppose this was hyper-quranic enthusiasm, but who fucking know, when you've got kids and ammo

Oldchap (21:55:05)
I've been learning Kurdish lately which has been interesting, in regard to learning about minor differences in the Persian script, which Kurdish uses (Persian script being based on Arabic script).

Oldchap (21:54:19)
Yeah, it is. Because the depiction of human/animal form was forbidden in shari'a law, artistic energy in many Muslim societies for many centuries was channeled into calligraphy and script styles.

mirrorbird (21:51:33)
forgotten all the vocab. but i can still parse the text, that was what i wanted. it's beautiful, arabic writing, gorgeous

mirrorbird (21:50:57)
when i learned the most basic beginner arabic (as extra credit at a brit university) the teacher was a libyan

mirrorbird (21:48:28)
if they don't want me i will do something else. maye interactive fiction.

mirrorbird (21:48:11)
OC: lol, no i suck now. wiktionary is currently buzzing like a beehive trying to work out how to punish the guy who does 90% of the work but doesn't follow "code of conduct", i don't even read that shit

mirrorbird (21:47:22)
...took in your comment about (i will misphrase it, but ykwim) the news media like "they are always fighting", whereas you were trying to make the point that this was *systematic*

mirrorbird (21:46:39)
did enjoy your piece OC by the way. you have the good academic voice/tone, how do i put it. but even if you talked like a grunting ogre you clearly were in the right place at the right time. i ... [more]

Oldchap (21:46:31)
That's great that you have that talent. Do you still play?

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