02 May 2017 1 Min Read
US state grants couple's request to give daughter surname 'Allah'
Nihad Awad, national director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said that while many people have names that are derivations of Allah, such as Abdullah, which means "servant of God," using "Allah" as a stand-alone surname was not culturally acceptable
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