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Cincinnati Player Has Most Inflammatory Name EverIf you thought Landocalrissian Butler and Simon Legree were bad, check this out. I present to you, the most inflammatory name of modern times:
You think he's on the no-fly list? Jesus. Again, I have to ask - how does a person do something like this to his or her child? Now, I know the word "jihad" didn't elicit the same feelings amongst Americans in the '80s as it does now but naming a child that still makes zero sense. Jihad is taken from the Arabic root, jhd, which means exertion, struggle, or strife. In Islam, jihad is the struggle for the faith. It can manifest on the outer in a holy war against pagans and enemies of islam, or on the inner, as the spiritual process and personal war against one's own vices (also known as the greater jihad). So which one is this young man? Is he the violent manifestation? Should members of the BIG EAST and those in this year's NIT field look out for an impending attack? Or is he supposed to embody the personal struggle? Maybe his parents, Ahmad and Sharon Muhammed, just liked the way Jihad sounded. Whatever it is, I'd like to throw a "shame on you" in their general direction... I also think I oughta call my mom and thank her for not screwing me up and naming me Crusades. [Hat tip: Matt Geiger]  Posted at March 17, 2006 4:01 AM Permalink • Filed under: NCAA |
Comments (3): Cincinnati Player Has Most Inflammatory Name Ever
patrick houlihan
March 17, 2006 8:40 AM
Well.. at least he's not of Middle Eastern descent. That'd be even worse.
Cozmo
March 17, 2006 11:34 AM
Reminds me of my wife's Nation preaching secretary at Goldman Sachs (!) who named her son Jihad in 2000. Are you kidding me?
Think that woman had some unresolved issues with the people she worked for, or what?
Adam Castro
March 17, 2006 9:37 PM
No fly list? maybe even the no airport list? I can't imagine the type of abuse this guy has caught in the last couple years.