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Old 30th August 2005, 12:15 AM   #1
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Hi,
I know this will probibly read "Made to fool gullible western tourists" but I would really like to know what it actually says. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Old 30th August 2005, 03:08 AM   #2
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Hi Robert,

I have a feeling this inscription is not in Arabic. The calligraphy style leans stronger to the central lands of Islam, so it could very well be in Farsi, Urdu, Pashto or even Turkish?
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Old 30th August 2005, 03:22 AM   #3
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Raja Muda,
Thank you for the information it is greatly appreciated. Now if someone that can read these other styles will only look at this post maybe I will find out what is says.

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Old 2nd September 2005, 11:21 PM   #4
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Greetings,
If noone here can translate this can anyone tell me or give me an idea of where I might be able to have it translated? Again thanks for any help that can be offered.

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