Actually, However we pronounce his name Rahman is not very correct. Ask any native Arabic person, they will show you the correct pronounciation. They laugh at how we call him; but hay, we are used to calling him so.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Chord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > I don't want to belabor this point and I'm not really that bothered by > it as I'm elated by the Oscar win. But, why are so many Americans > butchering AR's name? Since the awards started, I have > heard, "Ruhman", "Rahmeen", "AJ Raaman", "Rockkman".... > > Is "Rahman" really so hard to pronounce? Well, maybe it is for > Westerners who aren't used to such names. And BTW, I love Americans > as I am one of them, but they have a history of butchering even > relatively easy South Asian names. Trust me. I know personally! >
