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Taking Arab cultural pride to new heights:<\/strong> MP Badr Abdel Aziz is preparing legislation that would penalize Egyptian parents who give their children \u201cWestern\u201d names, Egypt Independent reports<\/a>. His logic is based on the idea that names like Lara, Mark, and Sam are not connected to Egyptian or Arabic culture, and that using these names will cause Egyptians to be disconnected from their true identity. He also says Egyptians struggle to pronounce these \u201cnon-Arab\u201d names, and believes his bill would protect future generations from having their names butchered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taking Arab cultural pride to new heights: MP Badr Abdel Aziz is preparing legislation that would penalize Egyptian parents who give their children \u201cWestern\u201d names, Egypt Independent reports. 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