Tag: Cannoli by Cafe Soul
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Cannoli Café’s logo is now in Urdu
Cannoli Café Soul in Islamabad, which had been in hot waters for mocking their manager for his English speaking skills, has updated and changed the logo with Urdu typography. The café owners, Uzma and Diya, had received a lot of backlash last week when they asked their manager Owais to introduce himself in English. When…
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Learn from Pathans how to own your language, says Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain recently schooled a social media user over their comment regarding English language being a necessity, asking them to be proud of their language. A social media user recently commented that though “Urdu is our language, English is the part of our education, and we need to learn English too instead of ignoring it.”…
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انگریزی کا ہیضہ
کہنے دیجئے کہ ہمیں بطور قوم انگریزی کا ہیضہ ہو گیا ہے ۔ جی چاہ رہا ہے کہ ملک کے انگریزی سے نابلد عوام کو بتاؤں کہ تم کیا اردو یا کسی اور زبان میں خیالات کی چڑیا اڑاتے رہتے ہو انگریزی زبان کے در پر اپنا ماتھا ٹیک دو گیان وہیں سے ملے…
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We have made Urdu a symbol of illiteracy, says Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain has said that “we have made Urdu a symbol of illiteracy,” and the “English language cool”. Sharing his thoughts on the Cannoli incident and the criticism the owners received for humiliating their manager, Yasir said: “[The] interesting fact is that owner of Cannoli made fun of their manager’s English and everyone (including my…
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Urdu mushaira to be held outside Cannoli in Islamabad
Limo Soda Show creators have announced an Urdu mushaira (a poetry recital) outside Cannoli by Café Soul. The two content creators from Islamabad have asked people to participate in the event in response to a video of Cannoli owners ridiculing their manager for his English speaking skills. According to details, the event will be held outside the restaurant in…