Comments on: Muslim Moniker Double Standards

By: Chris Lawrence

Chris Lawrence — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 01:45:30 +0000

Well, the non-Muslim names are the names used in court documents, presumably because legally (at least according to the documents that show they are citizens) they're Jose Padilla and John Walker Lindh.

Plus, public figures seem to get freer rein to rename themselves without going through the legal motions than criminal suspects. Otherwise, Sean Combs (now going by "Diddy," last I checked) would be spending 90% of his time standing in line at the DMV getting his driver's license changed to reflect his nom de jour.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:37:28 +0000

The issue is one of respect. If taht's what they wanna be called, fine. THe level of respect you ahve for the individual drives your response to that request.

Arguably, Ali deserves it.

Unarguably, Padilla and John Walker Lindh, do not.

By: Stop The ACLU

Stop The ACLU — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:34:14 +0000

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By: slickdpdx

slickdpdx — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:35:05 +0000

I can see your point, but I think the major reason is to highlight the important part of the story. i.e. "He's converted" and "He's not a traditional arab despite the name".