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middle-east-conflict1 year ago

"Hostage Families Share Disturbing Abduction Footage to Pressure Netanyahu"

Anti-Israel activists claim that the IDF mistranslated the Arabic word "sabaya" in a video showing the abduction of Israeli women by Hamas, arguing that it was incorrectly interpreted to imply sexual enslavement. The IDF's translation suggested the terrorists were planning to sexually assault the captives, while activists argue the term simply referred to the women as "girls" or "young women." The debate highlights the complexities and sensitivities around language and interpretation in conflict situations.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#arabic#hamas#israel
social-media1 year ago

"Meta Oversight Board Urged to End Ban on 'Shaheed' and Address Discriminatory Censorship"

The Oversight Board overseeing Meta's content moderation is urging the company to relax its ban on the Arabic word "shaheed," arguing that the blanket ban has led to widespread censorship of Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities. The board recommends that Meta only remove content containing "shaheed" when it is tied to clear signs of violence or breaks other rules, rather than using a blunt method that disproportionately restricts freedom of expression. However, Jewish and Israeli groups warn that changing the policy could increase antisemitic content on Meta's platforms, and there are concerns that the policy shift could lead to more hate speech and violent threats on the platform.

via USA TODAY|
#arabic#content-moderation#free-speech
technology1 year ago

"Meta Oversight Board Calls for End to Ban on Arabic Word 'Shaheed' for Free Speech"

Meta's oversight board has urged the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr," after finding that the approach was "overbroad" and suppressed the speech of millions of users. The board recommended that posts containing "shaheed" should only be removed if they are linked to clear signs of violence or if they separately break other Meta rules. This comes after years of criticism of Meta's handling of content involving the Middle East, with the board finding that the ban failed to account for the word's various meanings and resulted in the removal of non-violent content. Meta has committed to reviewing the board's feedback and responding within 60 days.

via Reuters|
#arabic#censorship#meta
neuroscience2 years ago

The Impact of Language on Brain Structure and Function.

Native speakers of German and Arabic have different brain structures due to increased connectivity in areas needed to handle the specific natures of their respective languages. The study supports the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis that language structure shapes our worldview and how we think. The research also explains why people may find it difficult to learn a language with highly different structures from their native tongue. The study used magnetic resonance tomography to study the brain connectivity of 47 native German speakers and the same number of people who learned Arabic as their first language.

via IFLScience|
#arabic#brain-connectivity#german
neuroscience2 years ago

The Impact of Native Language on Brain Wiring and Dynamics

A study by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig has found that the language we speak shapes the connectivity in our brains that may underlie the way we think. The researchers analyzed the structural language connectome of native German and Arabic speakers and discovered differences in the wiring of the language regions in the brain. The study provides new insights into how the brain adapts to cognitive demands, and could give researchers a way to understand cross-cultural processing differences in the brain.

via Medical Xpress|
#arabic#brain-connectivity#german