Index: e-minicard.c
===================================================================
--- e-minicard.c	(revision 34764)
+++ e-minicard.c	(working copy)
@@ -781,19 +781,20 @@
 
 	new_item = e_minicard_label_new(group);
 
+ 	gboolean is_rtl = (gtk_widget_get_default_direction() == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL);	
 	if (e_minicard->contact && e_contact_get (e_minicard->contact, E_CONTACT_IS_LIST))
 		gnome_canvas_item_set( new_item,
 				       "width", e_minicard->width - 4.0,
-				       "fieldname", string,
-			    	   "field", "",
+				       "fieldname", is_rtl ? "" : string,
+			    	       "field", is_rtl ? string : "",
 			 	      "max_field_name_length", left_width,
 			    	   "editable", FALSE /* e_minicard->editable */,
 			    	   NULL );
 	else
 		gnome_canvas_item_set( new_item,
 				       "width", e_minicard->width - 4.0,
-				       "fieldname", name,
-			    	   "field", string,
+				       "fieldname", is_rtl ? string : name,
+			    	   "field", is_rtl ? name : string,
 			 	      "max_field_name_length", left_width,
 			    	   "editable", FALSE /* e_minicard->editable */,
 			    	   NULL );
@@ -845,6 +846,7 @@
 	GList *emails = e_contact_get (e_minicard->contact, E_CONTACT_EMAIL);
 	group = GNOME_CANVAS_GROUP( e_minicard );
 
+	gboolean is_rtl = (gtk_widget_get_default_direction() == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL);	
 	for (l=email_list, le=emails; l!=NULL && count < limit && le!=NULL; l = l->next, le=le->next) {
 		const gchar *tmp;
 
@@ -859,8 +861,8 @@
 
 		gnome_canvas_item_set( new_item,
 				       "width", e_minicard->width - 4.0,
-				       "fieldname", name,
-				       "field", string,
+				       "fieldname", is_rtl ? string : name,
+				       "field", is_rtl ? name : string,
 				       "max_field_name_length", left_width,
 				       "editable", FALSE /* e_minicard->editable */,
 				       NULL );