Muslims in France reject Christian names....
The judges are the last stand...and that won't last...
They are born in France and called Louis, Laurent or Marie but they want to become Abdel, Said or Rachida. Such requests from immigrants’ children for name changes are mounting in the French courts and worrying a state that lays store on melding a single national culture.
In a sign of a new assertiveness, children with families from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco are reversing the old custom in which immigrants from the old colonies gave French names to their children.
Driven by a feeling that they do not belong to their Gallic Christian names, the applicants are meeting resistance from judges who are reluctant to endorse what they see as a rejection of France.
posted by GayandRight @ 9:11 PM
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If we can get Céline Dion to move to Alaska, she can become Carbon Dioxide.
My guess is that the Muslims in France will become like Chinese-Canadians except in reverse. Many Chinese-Canadians have both a Chinese name and an English name. For example, Mao Ze-dong may also be known as Chris Mao. In France, I will predict that the Muslims will give their children an official French Christian name while at the same time speak to their children by their Muslim name.
My name was never Canadianized/ Anglicized- not a single Canadian pronounces it correctly right (unless they speak Polish)but dammit I'll cling onto to the impossible Polish pronunciation no matter what!
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