AADHIKAROnline reporting at 2300 [2252] [2235] GMT 17 March 2012 SKYNEWS PRESS PREVIEW uses InshaAllah on Kate Middleton's 'baby' 17 March 2012 M2U06428.MPG
The © Muhammad Haque Daily linguistic Commentary: Diagnosing the Skynews slot allowing the introduction of a Muslim phrase to express a view about Kate Middleton. [1]
It was a momentary semi-satirical semi-ironic use of the well known phrase but the fact that the phrase was at al used by the people it was used by and on the programme that it was sued on is extremely significant. Why? Because the phrase Insha Allah, which Eleanor Mils, of the Sunday Ties pronounced more accurately than did her co-guest doing the Sky Press Preview had done.
Insha Allah is a very identifiable Muslim cultural expression, meaning, of course, God willing. However, the British "mainstream" Media is not known for easy introduction of anything remotely positive about Muslim culture. So why was this Phrase allowed by Sky News to be used, of al things, about Kate Middleton's “baby”?
[To be continued]
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