Nike: Lips Permamently Affixed To Muslim Ass

Kudos to Kender for digging out this story. This happy little story of dhimmitude happened while we were all still sound asleep:

November 21, 1998–Nike and the Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] 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.
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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.

Sensitive market indeed! And we thought only ice cream was evil!

By the way, check out the date on the above news article. Talk about boiling the frog, eh?

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