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Translation of name at Joe Karam

I'm not happy that this recent edit doesn't cite whether Karam (a)regards himself as an Arab (b)uses an Arabic translation of his name in day to day life. As far as I know, he has never made any big deal about his Lebanese origin. Is the translation accurate? I would have more justification in reverting the edit if, for example the Arabic phrase was offensive. Akld guy (talk) 20:21, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The translation appears accurate, but some names such as Joseph can be translated in different ways. I have no idea about whether he uses the Arabic form. —Stephen (talk) 23:13, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Another editor has in the meantime removed the Arabic with edit summary "rm Arabic, no demonstrated relevance", so I intend to leave it at that.

Resolved. Akld guy (talk) 23:22, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]