Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Inshallah إن شاء الله

"Inshallah" or "Insha'Allah" (إن شاء الله) is a phrase often used in East Africa and the larger Muslim world.  The English translation is "God willing" and is a term to indicate hope for an aforementioned event to occur in the future.  However, the term is often thrown into conversation to express "if I feel like it".  For example, when asking a refugee applicant to come for interviews the following day they will often simply state "inshallah".

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