First Muslim Congressman elected in USA

[Mr_Fraudia]

Re: First Muslim Congressman elected in USA

@Seminole

But born and bred Americans don’t have Arabic names. I’m not suggesting someone has to change his name to get a job, but I’m also suggesting someone doesn’t have to change his name to be a Muslim. And if you’ve eaten meatloaf your whole life (assuming it wasn’t made w/ground pork), you don’t have to eat kababs to be a Muslim either.

depends on your defnition of born and bred americans.. My nieces and nephews are born and bred americans, children of born and bred americans, but their names are not Jo Bob or Sandra Dee, or Leroy Jones etc.

I dont think that the name has to be changed for someone to be a convert. two of my first cousins are married to converts, one british and one american who did not change their names, another second/third whatever cousn is married to a french convert who did not change his name either.

at the same time though if someone wants to change his name because he feels like it, there should be no issue with that either.