Dutch Moroccan babies only given names approved by Morocco - Archive '07

Here's an archive article well worth a review - especially when the subject is Muslim intolerance in the face of the Swiss minaret ban - it is no coincidence that Muslim children are all named from a narrow selection of Islamic names - like Muhammad or Mohammed for ex. the Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah - as in the Muslim world it is either illegal - or virtually impossible / red taped to death [and a big bribe] - to give your child a name of your choosing - that is not an Islamic one. In the Muslim world - for the women they choose their clothes - and for the children they choose their names. But what was unknown to most is that a selection of these names have been sent up to Holland - so that the Dutch government can assist the Moroccan government - in restricting the names of Dutch-Moroccan children born in this EU country.

It also appears the Turkish government has also sent along a list of acceptable babies' names which include Mustafa, Kemal - basically anyone of the names of Muhammad [ and wives] and Atatürk are the only one's allowed [one would imagine].

Thanks to ciccio

It is insulting that the Netherlands cooperates with the discriminatory and Arabic-nationalistic police of the Moroccan government, according to Haarlem city council member Moussa Aynan. It bothers him that Dutch municipalities, including Haarlem, gives Moroccan parents, without any request for it, a list of names approved by the Moroccan government, when they want to register a birth.

Aynan: The list only contains Arabic names, not Berber or Christian and is therefore discriminatory.

Aynan (34) recently became the father of a son. "During my registration it was pointed otu to me that I would have problems with "my government" if I don't choose an approved name for my son. As if the Moroccan government is percieved as "my government"."

It especially bothers Aynan that the list is handed over without request to anybody with a Moroccan name. "I would feel somewhat better with it if it was first asked if somebody wanted to use the list."

A spokesperson for the municipality said the list was offered as a service in case parents also wanted to register their baby by the Moroccan embassy. "Haarlem accepts all names, unless it's insulting. In the Moroccan embassy they only accept names from teh list. That can lead to a whole lot of expenses if people don't know it."

Haarlem also has a Turkish name list.

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