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What do you mean whining? Christine Rousselle isn't whining about it. The girl's aunt is and the author is writing an article about it.

Don't tell me the author needs permission from You what she can write about?

This is ridiculous. The name "Isis" dates back to over 2,000 B.C., and the Islamic State was founded in 2013. Isis Taylor was not named after the group, and it's a fairly safe assumption that her mother would have chosen a different name had ISIS (the group) existed in its current form during her pregnancy. This child, and thousands of other people who are named "Isis," shouldn't be punished or encouraged to change their names because a group of terrorists decided to adopt their names as their moniker. "Isis" as a name has been used for thousands of years for peaceful purposes--it should not be controversial.

Not set off by quotes, and not attributed to anyone else. So it belongs to the author, not the aunt.

I would refer you to Strunk and White as to the usage and meaning of quotation marks. There are other ways to treat block quotes, but they weren't used for this paragraph, either.

Don't tell me the author needs permission from You what she can write about?

And if I need to get permission from YOU as to what I post, you better log in as a moderator. They (and the site owner) can tell me what I can and can't post. You can't. Now go find the abuse button and whine to someone who can help you.