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"zeb" (as in aurangzeb) in arabia is an obscenity /////////////// saudi arabia rejects pakistani diplomat because of his name. ///////////////// see http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584807,00.html ///////////////// apparently it is a true story. ///////////// owing to an unfortunate matter of translation, pakistani diplomat akbar zeb will not become the next pakistani ambassador to saudi arabia. ///////////// mr zeb's credentials are impressive: he is the former envoy to the united states, india, south africa and canada. but despite his impressive career, his name proved to be an immovable hurdle. ///////////////// when translated into arabic, it means "large penis". /////////////// in a region that stresses modesty in public, this could not stand. ///////////////// akbar is a customary muslim name meaning "great", and while zeb is not an uncommon pakistani name, in arabic it is a slang reference to the penis and never used in polite conversation. //////////////// obviously the diplomat's arab hosts felt that references to "his excellency the big dick" would not go over well. ////////////// a saudi cultural critic said, "the media wouldn't dare to publish a name like this. so every time he would be in the media they would have to face the name issue, and it would make it difficult to work with him. /////////////// that would be an embarrassment for pakistan." ////////////// said an analyst, "you cannot just pronounce that name. it's too awkward. ////////////// how would he be announced at events? how would he be written about?" ///////////////// according to the arab times, this is the third instance of an arabic-speaking country refusing mr. zeb's ambassadorship david kenner of foreign policy magazine wrote that the issue was a source of embarrassment for pakistan. "one can only assume that submitting zeb's name to arabic-speaking countries is some unique form of punishment designed by the pakistani foreign ministry," he wrote, "or the result of a particularly egregious cock- up." ///////////////// 000000000

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