On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:57:13 -0400, Phillip Driscoll <phild@...> wrote:

[nb] Courteous inquiries of middle-class Arabic speakers have "drawn
blanks".

I should have said that I asked only a few people. Gentle apologies. :)

> Arabic-speaking immigrants whom I've met as they worked in a
> convenience store, all seemed to know what Nasta'liq and Kufic
> are. Interestingly, most of them have told me that they find Kufic
> difficult to read.

My regards to all,

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