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August 21, 2019 12:16 PM
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Babies born in holy places get royal names during Haj - News

Babies born in holy places get royal names during Haj - News | Name News | Scoop.it
One pilgrim was a Libyan woman, Suad Mohammed Barbush, 40, who delivered a baby boy at the Jabal Al Rahma Hospital and named him Arafat, after the holy mount.

While the second woman was a Guinean pilgrim named, Maimunah Ali, 23, who gave birth at the East Arafat Hospital on Saturday, hours after she and her husband, Abu Bakr, climbed Arafat in the morning as part of the Haj ritual. The new parents named their son, Mohammed Salman, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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July 17, 2019 7:22 AM
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Meet The First Baby Born in Hajj and Named After The Holy City

Meet The First Baby Born in Hajj and Named After The Holy City | Name News | Scoop.it
The baby boy was named Ahmed Madina by his parents after he was safely delivered in a hospital in the city, the SPA news agency said.

The boy's father said his "love for the Prophet's city" made him choose the name for his son.
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December 11, 2015 5:37 PM
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Name News from Saudi Arabia - Nancy's Baby Names

Three bits of name news out of Saudi Arabia…
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July 22, 2019 3:49 AM
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International Baby Names from India to Iceland

International Baby Names from India to Iceland | Name News | Scoop.it
International baby names in the news
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March 15, 2016 6:37 PM
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Alice, Linda, Maya… l'Arabie Saoudite interdit 50 prénoms dans son royaume = Saudi Arabia bans 50 names

Alice, Linda, Maya… l'Arabie Saoudite interdit 50 prénoms dans son royaume = Saudi Arabia bans 50 names | Name News | Scoop.it
Le ministre de l'Intérieur justifie ce choix par leur caractère "blasphématoire".
Clare's insight:

Goodness. Saudi Arabi has banned a number of names from being given to newborns, because they refer to royalty or to God, or are blasphemous or un-Islamic. These include some European names, but mostly names that are fairly common in the Arabic and Islamic worlds.

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