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2024-10-29 06:07:03 UTC - HELPFUL
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The lettering on the Tube Station is Bangla (Bengali), not Arabic. The commenter alleges it is Arabic as evidence for an "Islamification" of London, but neither Arabic, nor Bengali are exclusive to Muslims. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60765057 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/whitechapel-station-new-bengali-signage-elizabeth-line-opening-b988553.html https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2023/04/princeton-opinion-arabic-religion-islam-ramadan https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bengali-religions
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