Merrick wrote: Why can people name their baby mohammed but not their bear?
There's a law in Islam that you cannot portray the prophet Mohammed (idolatry). So to make a graven image of him (he wasn't a fuzzy little stuffed animal with button eyes, but hey) is considered blasphemy.
Mohammed was a popular name in the region long before it was connected with Islam, I guess, so if you name your child Mohammed, it's not a crime.
Or something. I'm probably miles off.
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