Saturday, 17 June 2017
NEWS: Egypt say dem go jail parents wey give dem children ‘Western’ Names
The Egyptian authorities dey consider to a place ban on parents wey dey give dem children “Western” names, with possible jail sentence for offenders.
One draft law to ban the use of ‘foreign names’ like “Mark”, “Lara” and “Sam” dey introduced by one of Egypt’s 588 MPs, MP Bedier Abdel Aziz and e don dey discussed by the country parliament on Tuesday.
According to the Egypt Independent newspaper, he claim say the spread of American and European names for new generations go divorce Egyptians from their “true identity”. He say: “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 still claim say the Western names fit dey hard to pronounce, and he don suggest punishment of up to $250 fine or six months in prison for offenders.
If the ban finally enter, Egypt would no go dey alone for the operation of the ban on some names. For 2014, Saudi Arabia ban 50 names, like Linda, Sandy, and Alice.
The draft law dey criticized by social media users wey see am as baseless matter wey the Parliament no suppose discuss.
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