The parents of a nine-year-old boy called Islam are to press charges for discrimination after a French television production company allegedly excluded their son from its programmes because of his name, a report said.
His mother, Farah Alaouchiche, told Le Parisien newspaper that the boy had been told in the offices of Angel Productions that his name ‘represented a religion that was not liked in France’.
The comment was made after Islam went with his parents, who have Algerian nationality, to the company's offices in February for the final stage in a selection process to take part in a youth programme called ‘In ze boite’ (In the box).
But he was told there that he could not use his name if he wanted to be in the programme because ‘being called Islam if you are a boy is like a girl wearing the (Islamic) veil’, his mother told Le Parisien.
The casting agents suggested Islam use ‘another Arab name’ such as Mohammed or Sofiane.
But Farah Alaouchiche refused. The family left the premises to return to their home near Paris and never heard from the company again.
Angel Productions told the newspaper that ‘if Islam wasn't selected, it was not because of his name, but because there were more candidates than places avaialbale’.
But the company did admit that ‘the casting agent did not react as she should have, there were words that hurt a little boy’.
It promised to let Islam take part in a future edition of the programme, the paper said.
Re: A 9 year old kid banned because his name is "ISLAM".
I hate France more day by day, and to think at some point it was my favorite country in the world.. I regret the 8 years I spent learning their language.. vile racists!
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Re: A 9 year old kid banned because his name is "ISLAM".
France is a Zionist country with a Jewish president, what else do you expect to happen? There are very large numbers of Jews in France and they control the country. That's why the Nazis attacked France first, to destroy Jews and their power. Most of the hostility in France towards Muslims today is mainly from the Zionists, rather than the Franks (the indigenous people of France). The Crusade wars are long forgotten.
Re: A 9 year old kid banned because his name is "ISLAM".
Islamophobia is taking over the French government which is already managed by anti-islamic Zionists and a bunch of stupid islam haters. This government claims it is defending the freedom values of the French revolution, by banning the freedom of muslim citizens : do you see the stupid irony ?
Re: A 9 year old kid banned because his name is "ISLAM".
is France still crying over the time the Algerians kicked their backsides? and funnily enough (correct me if im wrong) there is a good population of Algerians in France?
Last edited by Ummu Sufyaan; 07-10-2010 at 10:36 AM.
...desperate for husnul-khitaam...
please make dua that Allah grants me a good end (to my life). please make dua that Allah guides me.
Re: A 9 year old kid banned because his name is "ISLAM".
racist monsters upset the poor little kid
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Re: A 9 year old kid banned because his name is "ISLAM".
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Most Kafir are not French and there is not much we can do to change their laws.
be that as it may we are specifically in this post addressing those of them who are french for allowing such abominations to go on, it is a direct attack against their fellow citizens and there is no freedom in that whatsoever.. a sure way to integrate others in your society is to either strip them of their clothes thereby their dignity or alienate them completely!
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Re: A 9 year old kid banned because his name is "ISLAM".
The person himself is insensitive and callous to say these things no less to a child . There r people like these around . Sometimes they just need something to hate. Who knows.
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