To: LWalk18
Swahili, IIRC, is a language largely based on Arabic, so the name Barack is probably Muslim, and a popular name in Kenya since a large portion of Kenya is Muslim.If his grandfather's name was really Hussein Obama, then there is no question he was Muslim.
If his mother married two Muslim men and Obama is hiding his Muslim background, that is legitimate news.
91 posted on
08/11/2004 2:47:09 PM PDT by
Inyokern
To: Inyokern
If his mother married two Muslim men and Obama is hiding his Muslim background, that is legitimate news.
It wouldn't be news to those who bother to read post #70.
102 posted on
08/11/2004 2:50:14 PM PDT by
drjimmy
To: Inyokern
But he is not hiding his Muslim background- most Kenyans are Muslim. Every bio that I have of Obama mentions that his stepfather was a Muslim from Indonesia. 99% of people who hear the name "Barack Obama" assume that he is Muslim. If he wanted to hide his Muslim heritage, why wouldn't he change his name to, say, Barry O'Brian?
111 posted on
08/11/2004 2:54:39 PM PDT by
LWalk18
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