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Kashida

Kashida is a special kind of line or stroke used in Arabic writing. It's a curved line that does different things depending on where it's used. For example, it can be used to make a letter longer or connect two lines of writing. It's like when a grown up uses a pen to make the letter 'e' a bit longer and turn the letter into 'e!'.
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