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A November 21, 1998 CNN web article "Nike and Islamic group end logo logjam":
Also posted to Northern Virginiastan.
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A November 21, 1998 CNN web article "Nike and Islamic group end logo logjam":
"FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (CNN) -- Athletic footwear company Nike and an Islamic organization broke ground on a playground on Saturday and announced that a controversy over a shoe logo is over.[Hat tip: Kender, who posted this information to the bulletin board of Yahoo group The Wide Awakes]
"Nike and the Council on American-Islamic Relations completed an agreement last week, officially resolving a problem that began in April 1997 when CAIR objected to a shoe with a design on the heel similar to the Arabic word for 'God' or 'Allah.'
"As part of the final agreement, Nike is building three playgrounds for Islamic communities in the United States, said Roy Agostino, communications manager for Nike. CAIR will decide where the playgrounds will be, Agostino said.
"The first playground will be at Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, Falls Church, Virginia, where representatives from Nike and CAIR held a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday. Children from the center's school drew pictures of what they would like in their new playground. Nike distributed balloons and T-shirts.
"In June last year, Nike apologized to Muslims for any unintentional offense, agreed to recall all products carrying the design, introduced training for Nike designers in Islamic imagery and agreed to investigate how the design came about.
"After the recall, other issues remained, such as the shoes' appearance in some markets outside the United States.
""I think this agreement we signed with Nike a few days ago puts this whole issue to an end. And we hope that Nike will be now aware of the sensitive market that they have and the global issue that pertains with the shoes,' said Nihad Awad, executive director of CAIR."
Also posted to Northern Virginiastan.
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Y'know, when I worked retail as an assistant manager at a Spencer Gifts it was at the height of the Cabbage Patch Kid craze (damned ugly ass dolls). People would line up hours ahead of time on shipment day just to get the half dozen or so we would...
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-
CAIR Rep, Nihad Awad, Speaks On Hamas TV Birds of a feather The executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) spoke on a Hamas-linked television channel, telling Arabic-speaking viewers that right-wing ideologues are fueling...
- Blasphemous Floor Tiles
From Weasel Zippers:A terrorist outfit targeted a bank in Islamabad on June 13 because its floor tiles and their design were strikingly analogous to the sacred name, Allah, and the bank did not change them despite complaints to its management....More...
- Wal-mart Stands Up To Cair
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