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الفتنة

English translation: strife

17:44 Sep 11, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics /
Arabic term or phrase: الفتنة
ومحاولة اشعال نيران الفتنة بين الاقباط والمسلمين
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Local time: 12:51
English translation:strife
Explanation:
More specifically, sectarian strife.
Selected response from:

Fuad Yahya
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا وكل عام وأنتم بخير
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10strife
Fuad Yahya
5discrimination
Ahmed Maher
5drive a wedge between
Spring2007 (X)
4 +1Sedition
Taleb Ebrahim - Arabic - English - Turkish Professional Conference Interpreter-Translator


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
strife


Explanation:
More specifically, sectarian strife.

Fuad Yahya
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 240
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا وكل عام وأنتم بخير

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zoubida Hamdaoui
29 mins
agree  Saleh Ayyub
58 mins
agree  sktrans
1 hr
agree  Ali Alsaqqa
2 hrs
agree  Nesrin
4 hrs
agree  Nadia Ayoub
6 hrs
agree  Khalid W
6 hrs
agree  Amira A Wahab
19 hrs
agree  Anis Farhat
20 hrs
agree  Stephen Franke: Tamaam wa nuS.
1 day 25 mins
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
discrimination


Explanation:
أرى استعمال مصطلح التمييز لأنّ الفتنة حينما يراد بها ما بين المسلمين والأقباط فيكون المراد هو ما ينشأ بين الطرفين من تمييز ومن مشاكل تمييز الأغلبية علي الأقلية أو العكس وخلافه


Ahmed Maher
Local time: 12:51
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
drive a wedge between


Explanation:
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Spring2007 (X)
Local time: 12:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Sedition


Explanation:
تحريض على الفتنة أو العصيان

Taleb Ebrahim - Arabic - English - Turkish Professional Conference Interpreter-Translator
Türkiye
Local time: 12:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mona Helal
5 hrs
  -> Thank you dear Mona
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