On my blogroll I've got a link to a great blog, Abecedaria. A few months ago I wrote an email to the Abecedaria blogger saying the following:
Down to business: this is about Semitish. Semitish is an alphabet reform proposed by someone named Nizar Habash. He proposes to [I'm not sure what, really] by working out an alphabet which could replace Hebrew and Arabic. (Yes, I realize that he has a political/ artistic point and I am well aware of "Israstine"/ Binational state proposals and their history--I present this purely because I think alphabets are cool.)
So behold, Semitish:
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6731/1169/400/alphabet2.jpg)
I'm not really sure what my point was anymore, but I'm sure I had a good post planned in November!
I wanted to ask you about something that I believe I once saw somewhere online but I can't find now. It pertains to a Hebrew and Arabic alphabet reform that someone was proposing, an odd combination of the two alphabets. Does that ring a bell? If so, I'd appreciate it if you could tell me who is behind this so I can look it up. Thanks!I was dan Abecedaria lekaf zechut, but she never replied to my email. But she did post about it and she did do the work for me! Meanwhile, here I am four months later first realizing that she found exactly what I was looking for. So thanks, Abecedaria.
Down to business: this is about Semitish. Semitish is an alphabet reform proposed by someone named Nizar Habash. He proposes to [I'm not sure what, really] by working out an alphabet which could replace Hebrew and Arabic. (Yes, I realize that he has a political/ artistic point and I am well aware of "Israstine"/ Binational state proposals and their history--I present this purely because I think alphabets are cool.)
So behold, Semitish:
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6731/1169/400/alphabet2.jpg)
I'm not really sure what my point was anymore, but I'm sure I had a good post planned in November!
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