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Saudi Arabia releases list of banned names


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http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-bans-50-baby-names-1.1303898

 

The Ministry of the Interior released a list of given names on Thursday; any baby born there can't have any of those names. They claimed that the names didn't fit in with social or religious traditions, but that reasoning doesn't apply to every item listed.

 

Saudi Arabia is not the first country to ban names; several countries have laws concerning the matter, and state departments have vetoed names that are "potentially offensive" or difficult to pronounce, including single letters and the like.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/03/16/why-did-saudi-arabia-ban-51-baby-names/

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/world/asia/new-zealand-stange-baby-names/

 

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My name is not banned :(

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Binyamin is believed in Islam to be the son of Prophet Jacob (Yaqoub) (PBUH) and the full brother of Prophet Joseph (PBUH), but it also happens to be the name of the Israeli prime minister. Abdul Naser, similarly, is the name of the famous Arab nationalist ruler of Egypt, who was at odds with Saudi Arabia.

 

Seems legit

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May/may not be true

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To me it doesn't seem very weird.

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Because a baby's name is the most important problem that needs to be solved.

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[North Koreanisation Intensifies]

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out of these 50, 45 of them i never heard anyone with those name.

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I cant help but think Saudi officials are the worlds trolls.

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I absolutely don't see the point of banning names. I mean how does it even help a bit to the country/city/state?

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Xxx_1337_5N1P3R_360_N0_S(OP3_xXX should be banned from all countries.

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I know someone named Iman, and she's Muslim, so wtf is going on.

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thats wierd, i live in saudi arabia and i didnt know lol

my sister's name is on the list  :)

plus i never heard of most of these names  :unsure:

and i found arm on the list  :huh:

why do they ban names that no one use?

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thats wierd, i live in saudi arabia and i didnt know lol

my sister's name is on the list :)

plus i never heard of most of these names :unsure:

and i found arm on the list :huh:

why do they ban names that no one use?

In case someone uses them.

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I absolutely don't see the point of banning names. I mean how does it even help a bit to the country/city/state?

Some douchebag parents named their kid Adolf Hitler so should that be legal? That's why certain names are banned, but most of these on the list shouldn't be, especially Benyamin like lol fucking seriously?

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I'm guessing this will start world war 3

Not ging to happen.

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Xxx_1337_5N1P3R_360_N0_S(OP3_xXX should be banned from all countries.

 

The reproductive chances of this species is fairly slim (or is it?)

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