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محطات

English translation: Milestones

06:37 Apr 18, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Religion / Article on religious tolerance
Arabic term or phrase: محطات
محطات فى تاريخ التسامح بين الأديان والشعوب
In a/m title محطات refers to points or aspects discussed in the article but I want another word for a literal style.
Noha Mostafa
Egypt
Local time: 04:36
English translation:Milestones
Explanation:
A significant or important event in history, the career of a person etc.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-04-18 09:39:21 GMT)
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A Milestone in the Global Struggle against Injustice and War

Walden Bello spoke recently to the Beirut International Assembly of Anti-war and Anti-Globalisation Movements, a gathering of activists who came together in the Lebanese capital, itself so recently torn by war, in mid- September, 2004. Below is the text of his speech.
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Marcelle Nassif
Lebanon
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Thanks to all of you for your kind help
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Milestones
Marcelle Nassif
3 +2landmarks
hamani56 (X)
5stop marks
Sayed Moustafa talawy
4 +1Intervals
Moodi
4matters /situations
sktrans
3way stations
Maureen Millington-Brodie
3key dates / key events
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
way stations


Explanation:
this would work

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
landmarks


Explanation:
from webster's collegiate) an event or development that marks a turning point or a stage

hamani56 (X)
Afghanistan
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alaa AHMED
3 mins
  -> shukran alaa'
agree  ayman musa
6 hrs
  -> shukran ayman
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
stop marks


Language variant: محطات/ وقفات/ علامات مميزة

Explanation:
تستخدم في الأسلوب السردي


    Reference: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3392458/Buck-Stop-ma...
Sayed Moustafa talawy
Local time: 04:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Intervals


Explanation:
Intervals in the course of tolerance among religions and nations

interval= break, period, space ........

Moodi
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 27

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agree  Awad Balaish
7 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
key dates / key events


Explanation:


Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Milestones


Explanation:
A significant or important event in history, the career of a person etc.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-04-18 09:39:21 GMT)
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A Milestone in the Global Struggle against Injustice and War

Walden Bello spoke recently to the Beirut International Assembly of Anti-war and Anti-Globalisation Movements, a gathering of activists who came together in the Lebanese capital, itself so recently torn by war, in mid- September, 2004. Below is the text of his speech.


Marcelle Nassif
Lebanon
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you for your kind help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ghada Samir
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  natasha stoyanova
5 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Fuad Yahya
7 hrs
agree  Abdallah Ali
13 hrs
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
23 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
matters /situations


Explanation:
As you specifically mention points of discussion rather than points in time (stage)

accompagnied with a concern for interreligious dialogue. .... is then often a matter of discussion, but such discussion carried out in respect and ...
www.teo.au.dk/en/cms/research/profiles/nepal_lecture.pdf - Similar pages

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-04-18 13:12:24 GMT)
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Interreligious Relations and DialogueThe most common is the dialogue of life that goes on in all situations of ... dialogue where exponents of different religious faiths meet and discuss the ...
www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/interreligious/index-e.html - 34k - Cached - Similar pages



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sktrans
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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