Ramzan's Encounter with Westernisation

Byline: Zahra Sabri Now that Ramazan is over, we can reflect on a naming issue that generated much passion over the past month. The debate about the increasing use of 'Ramadan' instead of 'Ramazan' took an inevitable turn, as discussants proudly claimed or loudly blamed a religious impulse for the phonetic shift from 'z' to 'd'.