In the past weeks, UK Muslims started a petition for a boycott of Marks and Spencer over toilet paper that enraged them because they claimed that the toilet paper featured the name of Allah. Then Hamas-linked CAIR pushed the cause of Muslim rage over Amazon featuring doormats with Quranic verses, and successfully got them withdrawn from sale. Then more Muslim fury erupted over Quranic verses on toilet seat covers (Bible verses are also on toilet seat covers, and no one minds). Now enraged Muslims have started another petition, “calling for the recall of the Nike Air Max 270 because it features an Air Max logo that resembles the word ‘Allah’ in Arabic.” The petition says:
“It is outrageous and appalling of Nike to allow the name of God on a shoe. This is disrespectful and extremely offensive to Muslim’s and insulting to Islam. Islam teaches compassion, kindness and fairness towards all,” the petition reads. “We urge Nike to recall this blasphemous and offensive shoe and all products with the design logo resembling the word Allah from worldwide sales immediately.”
To this, Nike responded:
“Nike respects all religions and we take concerns of this nature seriously. The AIR MAX logo was designed to be a stylized representation of Nike’s AIR MAX trademark. It is intended to reflect the AIR MAX brand only. Any other perceived meaning or representation is unintentional.”
Let’s hope that Nike does not bow to the Sharia as it has before, and as have so many others. This ridiculousness will have no end until non-Muslims in the West wake up and realize that they are free and that they are not under the Sharia, and too bad if Muslims are offended. Hindus, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, etc etc. all get offended, too, without demanding special treatment. All are equal in free societies that allow for pluralism — and offence.
“’Just DON’T do it!’ Thousands of Muslims demand Nike withdraw ‘insulting’ Air Max trainers ‘that have Allah written on the sole,’” by Connor Boyd, Daily Mail, January 28, 2019:
Outraged Muslims are demanding Nike recall an ‘offensive’ line of trainers because the logo looks like Allah’s name in Arabic.
Saiqa Noreen launched a petition to pull the Air Max 270 shoe and has accused the sportswear giant of ‘blasphemy’.
The petition, which has gained more than 6,000 signatures in just hours, blasts Nike for allowing God’s name to be ‘trampled, kicked and become soiled with mud or even filth’.
The design features the words Air Max spelled out in a custom, joined-up font on the sole of the shoe, which was released last year.
In Muslim culture showing the sole of your shoe is seen as the height of disrespect as it implies you want to hurt someone with it.
The shoe is considered dirty because it touches the ground and is associated with the foot, the lowest party of the body.
‘It is outrageous and appalling of Nike to allow the name of God on a shoe. This is disrespectful and extremely offensive to Muslim’s and insulting to Islam,’ Ms Noreen said.
‘Islam teaches compassion, kindness and fairness towards all. We urge Nike to recall this blasphemous and offensive shoe and all products with the design logo resembling the word Allah from worldwide sales immediately.
‘We also request stricter scrutiny of products before they enter the market. I urge all Muslim’s and everyone who respects the freedom of religion to sign this petition.’
Nike became embroiled in a similar controversy in 1997 when it was forced to recall thousands of pairs of Air Bakin’ sneakers following outcry from Muslim customers.
Flame like letters with the word ‘Air’ written on the heel could be read as Allah in Arabic script. …
Halal Bacon says
anyone start a petition demanding they keep it as is?
Mary says
I’ll sign
Kessler says
Up for that. I am working for a big global finance company and today I discovered that one of the websites we own in the Middle East featured the article about Nike’s “offense”. The disturbing thing is that the ones who run this website contacted Nike demanding an explanation. I am so appalled that we are involved with the demand for the free world to submit to Islamic supremacism – I intend to highlight this to my superiors although I am well aware that it will put me at risk of losing my job.
PRCS says
It’s unfortunate that doing so will put you at risk of losing your job.
Good luck to you, and I hope that doesn’t happen.
Let us know how that works out, please.
GreekEmpress says
+1
J D S says
Hey world…toilet paper……toilet seats…shoes etc are SMALL things and outraged Muslims cry out…FOUL and the umpires agree…these are, as I said, SMALL THINGS but people…these Small Things are going to GROW and if not stopped soon one day we will wake up to being dragged from our homes and arrested for just THINKING anything the Muslims says is against Islam.
gravenimage says
Good for you, Kessler.
Sobieski says
“Islam teaches compassion, kindness and fairness towards all. We urge Nike to recall this blasphemous and offensive shoe … Blah blah blah”
To any Muslim or leftist who agrees with that: let’s test the hypothesis that Islam teaches compassion, kindness, and fairness.
1. Go to any Muslim-majority nation.
2. Commit blasphemy.
3. Observe the reaction
4. Report back to me with your findings.
I eagerly await the results.
Wil Robichaud says
The Saudis beheaded a Filipina housekeeper from supposedly “killing” her boss…….SMH.
The dark ages were created by the Islamic golden age
gravenimage says
Maids are frequent victims of beating and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia.
gravenimage says
Here’s a maid accused of “witchcraft”:
“Domestic worker accused of witchcraft in Saudi Arabia”
http://www.atimes.com/article/domestic-worker-accused-of-witchcraft-in-saudi-arabia/
Larry says
I think I will buy a pair, put them on and then dance around in a pile of pig guts.
Ren says
Maybe Allah deserves to be written on the sole.
Mak says
I really would like “allah” written on my shoe if I step in dog poop. I think my shoes did have something islamic on them and got dog poop on them I would be less upset about it. So: win-win?
Anjuli Pandavar says
Fights broke out between Nike wearers in Central Park over who saw the dog poop first.
Anjuli Pandavar says
With the Qur’an in my heart and Allah in my sole.
Roderick MacUalraig says
The whole rest of the world is laughing at the Muslims and their idiocy.
Paul J says
No mate the rest of the world is bowing down to muslims and their idiocy more and more these days
Roderick MacUalraig says
True enough!
Well, I’m laughing at them at least.
Blasphemy LOL
SILLY, NASTY PEOPLE.
Eigil says
Yup yup, another instance where skydaddy needs humans to protect itself.
Shosh says
May the G-d of Israel, the only living G-d prepare their hearts to receive the Truth, in Jesus’ Yeshua’s Name. Amein.
mortimer says
Quote: ‘Islam teaches compassion, kindness and fairness towards all.’ Oh, really? TAQIYYA !
Koran 48.29 “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; Those with him are VIOLENT (ashiddaa’) against the unbelievers (kufaar), Compassionate amongst themselves.” (Richard Bell’s translation)
So, in fact, the Koran teaches ‘COMPASSION’ only towards fellow Muslims, but the Koran teaches Muslims to be VIOLENT, HARSH, SHARP, STRONG or SEVERE against non-Muslims.
I almost invariably find taqiyya in my dealings with Muslims, even if I try very hard NOT to find it.
TAQIYYA is a deeply unconscious drive within Islam, and it is so deep that Muslims do it automatically whenever they talk to a kafir.
– “Taqiyya permeates almost all the activities and dealings of Muslims with non-Muslim societies…” – former sheikh Sam Solomon
David M says
Mortimer don’t question their compassion, kindness and fairness. They will kill you if you do.
TigerCat says
Sure, if you turn the writing upside down and use your imagination a bit… Anyway, any ‘w’ and ‘h’ together could be construed to be ‘allah’, so I’m sure we all agree any words with those letters together should be banned, so as to not offend muslims; eg; where, when, why, what, who, wherever etc etc. And ‘wat’ about ‘my?’ If you turn that upside down and read it in a mirror, the result is unacceptable. Scuse me while I go and put on my nickab.
PRCS says
Funny.
Joe says
It is impossible not to “offend” the Muslims. They spend half their looking for some way to be offended.
greytigerTX says
So the tender Muslim sensibilities are offended…big deal. I find Islam and it’s tenents offensive and repulsive. Islam is a cult based on one man’s view of the world. Muhammad created a theocratic cult where he was the center of the world. Horse hockey! Let them be offended. I am ready to confront then when they become violent. I am not an Islamaphobe (irrational fear of Islam). I do not fear Islam or Islamists. Nor am I racist as Islam is not a race. If they don’t like the way we live let them leave as expidiciously as possible.
Paul J says
+1
Michael Copeland says
Nike should stand firm.
Anjuli Pandavar says
AND on sacred ground with Allah’s name on it. Top that!
Michael Copeland says
Nike should stand firm. They have a right to use their logo.
dan christensen says
Ancient Roman omens:
The ‘exta’ were the entrails of a sacrificed animal, comprising the gall bladder (fel), liver (iecur), heart (cor), and lungs (pulmones). The ‘exta’ were exposed for litatio (divine approval) as part of Roman liturgy,
Contemporay islamic omens:
The “Nike Air Max 270 shoe” is the corresponding islamic ‘exta’. Instead of entrails the shoes have Allah written on the sole.
Thousands of Muslims demand Nike withdraw ‘insulting’ Air Max trainers, because their lunar gods name is Taboo and, if written on the sole of a shoe, is a very bad omen for the believers.
Woe for a wet peace pipe.
RonaldB says
This is just territory-marking by Muslim political organizations like CAIR. They’re saying, they can take over whatever territory they want, just by causing an outcry, with no reason behind it.
Once established, this principle is extremely useful in exerting political pressure to sponsor Muslims and penalize criticism of Islam. It’s also useful in extending a shield of protection from the authorities for any typical Muslim behavior: child-grooming, multiple wives, enforcement of sharia zones, sending children to Muslim, state-supported schools, and the like.
PRCS says
And, speaking of CAIR:
https://www.cair.com/cair_marks_international_holocaust_remembrance_day_with_call_for_rejection_of_anti_semitism_all_forms_of_hate
Given that Islam teaches hatred of ALL “disbelievers”–with an emphasis on Jews–for them to call for “the rejection of anti-semitism and all forms of hate” is laughable.
Kilauea says
Islam hates the Jews in particular because they rejected the false prophet and he got his feelings hurt. If he had not lived in the desert, he may have been the world’s first snowflake.
Wil Robichaud says
Good ol’ Moe rejected everywhere settled in Medina, and was allowed by the locals to practice and preach whatever without harassment.
He slowly gathered as many sheeple as he could, when he had accumulated as many acolytes as he wanted he rewarded Medina by raping, pillaging and converting the weak….
Now that’s compassion!
gravenimage says
True, Wil.
Westman says
Who would have known, without the Nike Max Air shoe, that close-relative marriage leads to such severe dislexia and “spatial orientation phenomenon” that |MAX is seen as the name of Allah while printed upside-down and backwards?
We should be playing some old Beatle records backwards to hear if there are any messages from Allah. What was that Forest Gump saying, “something is as something…..”
Kilauea says
Forrest also said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” That pretty much sums up Islam.
Don McKellar says
INVESTMENT ALERT! These will soon be withdrawn by the cowardly Nike and will become collectors items. Have you seen what these running shoe collecting idiots pay these days? Seriously, look it up — and buy now.
Infidel Numero Uno says
Hey, mooseslime miscreants, I’m offended by your existence! So, FOAD!!!
FYI says
That’s the problem with islam:it is soleless.
islam has no sole.
And islam has no soul.
islam;a House of cards built on shifting sand in an Earthquake Subduction Zone
mgoldberg says
I would very much love to see a petition that demands muslims stop complaining about every perceived slight that envisions their profits name somehow being seen in a design logo or shape. Seriously, it is an affront to the rest of humanity that muslims get to be offended about gossamer appearances of something they perceive that others don’t and also don’t care about.
We need a petition that demands muslims stop whinning about their objections and start caring about their jihadists who murder worldwide for 1400 yrs.
Chris says
Nike should advertise that you get to trample on Alah if you buy their shoe. It would likely improve sales among sane individuals.
Tom says
Hands up all those who have concluded that this FAUX outrage over what Muslims contrive to be an insult out of nothing is ALL about CONTROL over what we can and can’t think or say or express in any way of which Muslims do not approve.
This is panderng in the extreme and must not be allowed if we are to remain a society of freedoms and free speech.
Rarely says
It’s rather sad that they have nothing better to do than search for ways to be offended. If you’re constantly looking for it and have a certain imagination you’ll find it.
Gene says
I don’t see it. I don’t think most of these Muslim can actually read. And why are they reading the bottoms of people’s shoes anyway, if they are so dirty?
Does this mean that Muslims will be upset when I use the pages of my Qu’ran as toilet paper?
unbeliever1 says
I don’t buy Nike, but would make an exception and buy a pair with this logo.
Or Else! says
MEMO to all corporate graphic designers:
Examine your logos in every direction–including mirror images–in order to not be considered BLASPHEMOUS to Islam. It is not in your best interest to unintentionally provoke the violence and carnage promised by the compassionate, kind, and fair.
Lewis King says
The plot is even more Insidious than that. When you look at the logo upside down, it clearly shows the Roman numeral XV, followed by a W, followed by the Roman numeral IV – 15W4.
As we all know, 15W4 is a common type of welded steel bar grating. And what do you see when you look at welded steel bar grating? Row upon row of Christian crosses!
But wait, there’s more!
And do you know what 15w4 welded steel bar grating is used for? Support!
That’s right, not only does Nike reference the Christian cross but they also, not to subtly, imply that they wholeheartedly “support” it. They are definitely giving the message that they support Christianity above all other religions no matter how cleverly they try to hide it.
This is definitely an affront to Muslims, other non-Christian religions, and atheists. Recall these shoes immediately!
Arnold Jackson says
When you have to turn something upside-down to make it say what it doesn’t say…
Next they’ll go after waitstaff who accidentally spill toothpicks that fall into a pattern that could resemble anything.
c matt says
Are you sure this isn’t a Nike ploy report to drum up sales?
Paul J says
It wouldn’t be on this site if that was the case. This isn’t a corporate marketing site. Are you another apologist trying to excuse muslims and their “I am offended” crap?
Vikram Chatterjee says
There is no shoe but The Shoe and Air Max 270 is the apostle of The Shoe.
Anjuli Pandavar says
So-o-o, if I were these shoes, can I walk on water?
PRCS says
Turning that picture 180 degrees makes clear that the logo DOES say AIRMAX.
So, why did the Daily Mail decide to not do that?
Paul J says
To try and legitimize the complaints and give some credence to the “outrage” perhaps
PRCS says
Correct!
gravenimage says
Thousands of Muslims demand Nike withdraw Air Max trainers “that have Allah written on the sole”
……………………….
I’d say these Muslims are idiots, but of course the purpose of this is to get Infidels to cringingly respond to all Muslim demands.
Westman says
If these were just angry children one would ask them to grow up and be reasonable; more like adults. These are adults, yes? Or, are these adult bodies with immature minds?
Wil Robichaud says
Most millennials?
gravenimage says
Besides its hideous violence, Islam encourages arrested emotional and mental development.
Ole Pederson says
Wonder whether there already was a Muslim who found a picture of his prophet on a toasted piece of bread. Morons!
Ole Pederson says
And besides, a piece of dog poo that somebody stepped into, looks like the name of Allah, and rightly so!
ntesdorf says
The sole of a shoe is a very appropriate place to put the name of ‘Allah’.
Anjuli Pandavar says
From Shari’a News, “The Authentic Voice of Islam”, 30 January, 2019.
CAIR submits 1.7 billion-signature petition to UN demanding an end to women offensively gesturing the name of Allah. The Council for American Islamic Relations yesterday launched a petition that garnered a billion signatures by Maghrib, allowing it to submit the petition today. The petition demands the arrest and public flogging with 1000 lashes for women having their left arm relaxed beside their body while flexing their right arm. “The female arms in these positions at the same time, with two breasts in between spell the name ‘Allah’ in Arabic,” reads the petition, adding, “Such blasphemy causes extreme hurt to Muslims and is forbidden in Islam.” A spokesperson for CAIR responded to our questions by clarifying that Islam permits a woman to first undergo a double-mastectomy after which it becomes halal for her to hold her arms in this way, her guardian permitting.”
PRCS says
Heh.
somehistory says
What female would have such an operation, which is considered “disfiguring,” just so she could “raise” her arm …like omar lately of the House…has done several times?
Would she have to get “permission” from her husband/brother or her husband? Will she be ‘flogged” for having done this already? Did she not **know** it is not permitted for females to do such a thing?
Such insanity. c.a,.i.r is full of idiots and fanatics and evil.
Brigitte from Germany says
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/removal-d-mn-iihan-abdullahi-omar-5th-congressional-district-her-participation-marriage-fraud
Here is our petition.
Sign it and share it please.
Thanks.
abad says
I always thought that thong-style sandals were part of the standard Islamic clothing garb, no?
Moslems would look really bizarre wearing Nikes with their thobes.
LOL
gravenimage says
They look pretty bizarre in any case…
somehistory says
It “resembles” their word for satan. Anything that “resembles” their word for satan must be destroyed, no matter.
Nike was “forced” a previous time to give in to the demands of moslims. Of course, giving in the other time set a precedence and they will keep demanding until they can “force” Nike to give in to their demands this time.
moslims are not interested in “freedom of religion” of anyone except moslims, as they consider only islam to be a “religion.” And being moslim to a moslim signals supremacy over everyone else, so the desires of moslims must outweigh everything else.
Guess they never heard the expression “God’s green earth”. Or of farmers tasting the soil…dirt…to see if it’s sweet or alkaline. Humans have the same things their bodies that the dirt has in the same amounts. moslims are so very ignorant. And yet, arrogant to the “max.”
Nike should not give in this time.
Save Europe says
Earlier tonight, whilst walking home to my flat/apartment I had to sashay past some street pizza (vomit) on the pavement/side-walk.
It appeared that the person concerned had vomited out the word Allah. I’m now expecting a petition, as a result ?
PRCS says
Funny.
DiploNerd says
I read Arabic and there is no way that says “Allah.” This campaign is just BS.
ItsReallyQuiteClear says
Better not let anyone see the pattern formed by your macaroni. Or the wrinkles in your shirt when it comes out of the dryer. After my cat left the litter box this morning, I noticed the pattern formed by his scratching… I swear this crap is starting to sound like something I read in my psychology textbook in college. Talk about a global outbreak of mental illness…
WPM says
Had a BM after breakfast it had the shape described here on it I sent it on a river journal when I flush it. Too bad I did not take a picture first to post. Instead of a draw a Moohammed we should have pictures of weird things that look like Islamic scripture and collect and post on line. I guess 1000 years of inbreeding gives them strange insight to what to take offense at. Killing your own daughter in a “honor killing” , murdering strangers you never meet before, raping ,slaving , are all OK but wearing shoes you image has some strange written message on the bottom you are have a major riot on your hands. Do they exam every potatoes chip they eat to make sure something is not spelled out that insults Islam on the surface of them?
Larry says
If it really did say “allah” on the sole I might be tempted to actually go out and by a pair of their over priced rubbish 😀
Capitalist-Dad says
Any idiot can see the Air Max logo, but it takes an extra special Muslim idiot to see the word Allah.
Mixtli says
Where can I buy these? JCPenney’s? Online at Amazon? Getting me a pair of these Nikes with Allah’s name on it and while the dog poo may be stinky, stepping on dried dog poo to soil Allah’s name as well as show my disrespect for Islam not liking Man’s best friend! I know, I know I’m just a greasy, racist Islamophobe! 😉
Giacomo Latta says
”Nike” is the name of a goddess of a religion that is not islam (islam does not grace anything with a female name). You would think that muslims would pick up on that instead of marks on the bottom of a shoe. Well, at least if you don’t think of muslims as half-wits as I do. So it’s no surprise to me that they’re frothing at something stupid.
Dave Johnson says
I have NO time or ANY regard for the saandd devil servants of satan. They’ll burn in Hell soon enough but while on earth I will do everything in my power to lessen their influence and reveal their treachery.
vladdi says
It is a weird, seemingly meaningless logo, unconnected to it’s brand name in any way, and it does resemble the Arabic word for allah. So: YAY NIKE!
Bernard L Hudson says
Has anyone done a comparison on this shoe to the actual script? Something tells me it’s not even close.
Ashley says
Hope this comes through. It isn’t a great comparison:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thousands-say-nike-air-max-sneaker-offensive-to-muslims-petition-asks-for-recall_us_5c51d8bce4b0ca92c6dc7dcc
gravenimage says
Right–not very close. You have to be looking for this sort of thing–as Muslims do.
Saiqa Noreen is Stupid says
Aloha Snackbar!
Haj says
I’m thinking/betting that there is no actual person named Saiqa Noreen that started this campaign.
I’m thinking this may be a deliberately fake campaign designed to drive emotions on both sides of the divide.