Egyptian Authorities Threatens To Jail Parents Who Give Their Children Western Names

Date: 15-06-2017 6:52 am (6 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
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Egyptian authorities are considering a ban on parents giving their children “Western” names, and punishing offenders with jail.

Members of parliament in the African nation are in line to recommend a proposal to outlaw “foreign” names like “Mark”, “Lara” and “Sam”.

Advocates of the policy claim that a spread of American and European names in new generations will divorce Egyptians from their “true identity”.

Bedier Abel Aziz, one of Egypt’s 588 MPs, was due to put his proposal to parliament’s complaints and suggestions committee on Tuesday.

According to the Egypt Independent newspaper, ahead of the meeting he said: “Using such Western names and abandoning Arabic ones will lead to an undesired and radical change in our society and culture.

“Our sons will no longer be connected to their true identity,”

Aziz also claimed that Western names can be hard to pronounce.

His suggested punishment for breaking the ban is a fine of up to $250 (more than a month’s salary on the minimum wage), or six months in prison

Egypt would not be alone in operating a ban on certain names. Saudi Arabia banned 50 names in 2014, including Linda, Sandy and Alice.

Meanwhile, one of the most common boys’ names in the United Kingdom is Muhammad.

Posted: at 15-06-2017 06:52 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- Haso112 at 15-06-2017 07:33 AM (6 years ago)
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SERIOUSLY......!!!   Shocked Shocked Shocked
Posted: at 15-06-2017 07:33 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Hassymore at 15-06-2017 07:40 AM (6 years ago)
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that is so lovely pls put the ban immediately
Posted: at 15-06-2017 07:40 AM (6 years ago) | Upcoming
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- pricklong at 15-06-2017 08:20 AM (6 years ago)
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muslim names means nothing  they are useless names  so so war
Posted: at 15-06-2017 08:20 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- pricklong at 15-06-2017 08:21 AM (6 years ago)
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muslim names means nothing  they are useless names  so so war
Posted: at 15-06-2017 08:21 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- baros2017 at 15-06-2017 08:21 AM (6 years ago)
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THE BITTER TRUTH IS THAT MUSLIMS WORSHIP gods INSTEAD OF ONE TRUE GOD, JEHOVAH.
THEY ARE DOOMED
Posted: at 15-06-2017 08:21 AM (6 years ago) | Upcoming
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- chukkychukky at 15-06-2017 08:26 AM (6 years ago)
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mohammed means a rapist, allah means pedophile while buhari means rapist pedophile
Posted: at 15-06-2017 08:26 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ruthie at 15-06-2017 08:57 AM (6 years ago)
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na them problem
Posted: at 15-06-2017 08:57 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- christianity at 15-06-2017 10:02 AM (6 years ago)
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Doomed ppl with doomed religion
Posted: at 15-06-2017 10:02 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- BournIdentity at 15-06-2017 10:09 AM (6 years ago)
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@ christianity.., how ur school life..? Ur momo don buy u water bottle..?, make I no ask u abt book bcos I no sey u no like to dey read
Posted: at 15-06-2017 10:09 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- itiveemma at 15-06-2017 10:59 AM (6 years ago)
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islam n dea names are satanic,notin is good abt dem doom n destruction
Posted: at 15-06-2017 10:59 AM (6 years ago) | Newbie
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- Larry28 at 15-06-2017 01:46 PM (6 years ago)
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Chai
Posted: at 15-06-2017 01:46 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- osayan1 at 16-06-2017 04:18 AM (6 years ago)
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It is well,God help us al
Posted: at 16-06-2017 04:18 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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