China has prohibited parents in the Muslim-majority Uighur region from giving their children Islamic names.

The ban is perceived as the latest effort by government in the region “to dilute the influence of religion on life”.

NAN reports that if a parent chooses one of the barred names, the child will be denied government benefits.

The names listed on the government document distributed by Uighur activist groups include several related to historic religious or political figures and some place names.

An official at a county-level public security office which spoke on the condition of anonymity said some names were banned because they had a “religious background”.

“Muhammad,” ”Jihad” and “Islam” are among at least 29 names.

“Imam,” ”Hajj,” ”Turknaz,” ”Azhar,” “Wahhab,” “Saddam,” ”Arafat,” Medina” and “Cairo,” are also on the list according to the documents.

https://www.thecable.ng/china-bans-islamic-names-muslim-dominated-region

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Chai. What a sucker punch . . .

The fear of Muslim is synonymous to the fear of extremist. all terrorist are not Muslim but all Muslim are.....

As in, this one weak me, Chinese hope you too no be extremists?

When you see any extremist, kill them

Nice move. the way our neighbours are misbehaving and feeling like what i dont know just because they bear an islamic name and smash their heads on the floor numerous times in a five times interval a day. people need realise that religion of the heart and not mouth or the name u bear.