Drawn.ca recently linked to these posts of Arabic versions of western brands:
http://ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/arabic_retail/
and this Flickr set here.
I think the Chili’s is my favorite. This is the only place in which I would even imagine myself typing such a thing.
Starting a new category here: Ali Sightings. Here’s one from a Sergio Aragones MAD book I found while in Florida. Leela alerted me that that is almost certainly publisher William Gaines in the other role.
Aragones Ali Page 1
Aragones Ali Page 2
Aragones was/is one of those artists who has a perfect visual memory and effortlessly draws detail. God how I want to steal from this panel! Look also how the only solid black in these pages is exactly where your eye needs to be. Great!