Iran = “eye” rahhn
Pakistan = “pahkeestahhn”
Taliban = “tall ee bahn”
Don’t forget - Obama knows the prayer call in PERFECT ARABIC! I wonder if people realize that what they are hearing is NOT a “Chicago accent” - it is an ARABIC accent. Not that there is anything wrong with pronouncing a person’s name correctly as in ACH-MAH-DIN-AH-JAAD, but I think people should know that Obama PURPOSELY uses the accent to his advantage.
(As one who married a Polish-American I know how hard it is to pronounce some things correctly... However, I don’t try to apply the same accent used with pronouncing my own name with EVERY word I say! If I did that people would think I’m probably RUSSIAN! LOL)