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by noufalibrahim 4421 days ago
The written script has applications other than computer input. "Standardising" it into some variant of the latin alphabet would make it simpler and less rich. Suitable for a computer perhaps but that's not all languages are about. Other things too, Arabic calligraphy is arguably one of the most intricate forms of art out there and latinising the language would negatively impact that.