swahili
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Disney Successfully Trademarks 'Hakuna Matata' From The Lion King. Yes, There Are Worries.
From the moment Simba plopped into the desert after running away from his silky weaved uncle, he was in for an adventure. After helping him narrowly escape being eaten by swarming vultures, a wayward meerkat and warthog memorably dropped a “problem free philosophy” on Simba called, “Hakuna Matata.” It’s apparently “a wonderful phrase.” As such,…
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Minn. Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Another Woman for Speaking Swahili
A Minnesota woman has taken a plea deal and pleaded guilty to assaulting another woman in a restaurant just because that woman was speaking Swahili, the Associated Press reports. In October 2015, Jodie Burchard-Risch smashed her glass beer mug in Asma Jama’s face while at an Applebee’s in Coon Rapids, Minn., injuring Jama. According to…