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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Whois Workshop  ICANN meetings  &nbsp;    Charles Sha&rsquo;ban  Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGO)  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Arabic concerns  &nbsp;  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Since there is no implementation for Arabic  data in the Whois, this small  presentation lists the concerns and  issues to be taken into consideration  &nbsp;  Data  &nbsp;  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What languages should the Whois  contain, only Arabic?  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Will people who know Arabic only use  it?  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Should it contain the information in the  languages that are used by the different  citizens in that country (e.g. first and  second languages of a country?)  &nbsp;  Policies  &nbsp;  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each Arab ccTLD should know the problems  &amp; concerns and find the solutions before  starting to register Arabic Domain names,  this includes formulating the policies.  &nbsp;  Coordination  &nbsp;  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 22 Arab countries  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arabic script is used in more than one  language besides the Arabic like Farsi,  Urdu, and Pashto&hellip;  &nbsp;  Technical Testing  &nbsp;  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interoperability testing is an important  solution like the IDNconnect and the  MINC interoperability testbed.  &nbsp;  Notice to Show Another  Importance of the Whois  &nbsp;  &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A good Whois could be the alternative to  Sunrise Period, of course along with a  good dispute resolution policy  Thank you  &nbsp;  Charles Sha&rsquo;ban  Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGO)  cshaban@tagi.com  &nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Internationalization Issues
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