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Off topic but I found it disturbing the way they kept saying "Allahu Akbar". It reminded me of Frisky Dingo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmnaeU0k80I https:/

Off topic but I found it disturbing the way they kept saying "Allahu Akbar". It reminded me of Frisky Dingo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmnaeU0k80I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmnaeU0k80I.

gamegoblin 11y ago
It is very commonly used to express astonishment or surprise, the same way we say "Oh my god!" in English.
- cptskippy 11y ago
  That makes a lot more sense than the literal translation.
- Cyph0n 11y ago
  Yep, this is commonly misunderstood by non-Muslims.
dang 11y ago
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11685052 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11685052 and marked it off-topic.