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July 21

Translate Arabic(?)

What does the arabic text in [1] say? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.92.74.238 (talk) 15:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I guess "Global Security Institute in Washington"? (With Washington spelled wrong.) I don't get it... Adam Bishop (talk) 16:29, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Washington" had the last two letters cut off because it didn't fit into the allotted space at the chosen fontsize, I guess.... AnonMoos (talk) 16:50, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Arabic text is not meant to be understood. 18% answer YES, there are too many foreigners, 82%, the too many foreigners, answer "معهد الأمن العالمي في واشنط. The author of it just put some Arabic text there, even he didn't understand it. OsmanRF34 (talk) 18:58, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, the stupidity of racists. AlexTiefling (talk) 20:00, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't call it racist, given the exaggerated number of foreigners (82%!), I believe it's ironic. OsmanRF34 (talk) 13:12, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]