Why are these Goans patronizing Muslims by trying to co-opt their greeting and then distorting it in a mindless debate about it? There is no Muslim anywhere who would use the word "ali" in this greeting. It's just flat out wrong. > --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Cheers Gabe, may your God be with you. Is the > salutation specific to a particular religion and > hence, excludes others? Do Shites and Sunnis accept > it equally? What about the Aga khanis? What > about the non-coastal areas of East Africa or the > coastal areas of West Africa? Would atheists > and agnostics be offended by such a greeting? > > ;-) > > Regards, > George > > > > > Gabe wrote... > > RESPONSE: Thanks for that! I lived and worked in > both Jeddah and > > Riyadh and very few people went through the > formality....I am using > > the shortened version, as I prefer it; this style > of greeting is > > widely used in the Coastal areas of East Africa, > which had a strong > > connection with Omani Arabs. Also non Arab Muslims > use this > > abbreviated style. Incidentally I was born and > raised up in Nairobi, > > Kenya. > > >
