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Tuesday, February 11, 2003

This article tells the strange story of a Valentine's Day card for children which the word "Jihad" on it. Evidently "Jihad" appeared as the name of a child in some artwork which was used on the card. (I looked it up -- Jihad is not an uncommon Arab name). The presence of "Jihad" alarmed parents, so they removed the name in subsequent printings and replaced it with the Jewish name "Jared." I can understand the decision to remove "Jihad," but why not pick a name that has no relationship to the middle east at all -- like "Bjorn," or better yet, another Arab name with less stigma, like "Usama."

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