diff --git a/knowledge/models.py b/knowledge/models.py
index 3a13e45..12bff18 100644
--- a/knowledge/models.py
+++ b/knowledge/models.py
@@ -170,9 +170,17 @@ def __unicode__(self):
     @models.permalink
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
+        import unidecode
+
+        def to_eng(str):
+            '''
+            Transliterates a string and converts it into lowercase characters.
+            '''
+            str = unidecode.unidecode(str).lower()
+            return str
 
         if settings.SLUG_URLS:
-            return ('knowledge_thread', [self.id, slugify(self.title)])
+            return ('knowledge_thread', [self.id, slugify(to_eng(self.title))])
         else:
             return ('knowledge_thread_no_slug', [self.id])
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 90fd414..a1caa83 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Django==1.3.1
 Markdown==2.1.1
 South==0.7.3
 Sphinx==1.1.2
+Unidecode==0.04.9
 coverage==3.5.1
 django-coverage==1.2.2
 django-debug-toolbar==0.8.5
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9aded13..3b838d8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     author = 'Bryan Helmig',
     author_email = 'bryan@zapier.com',
     url = 'http://github.com/zapier/django-knowledge',
-    install_requires=['Markdown>=2.1.1',],
+    install_requires=['Markdown>=2.1.1', 'Unidecode==0.04.9',],
     packages=['knowledge'],
     package_data={'knowledge': [
       'migrations/*.py',