I blogged back in March in an entry called “Canada: Make babies!” about this scenario unraveling before our very eyes. In Belgium Mohammed is already number one. In Amsterdam? Mohammed. In the U.K., the Muslim birthrate is roughly three times the non-Muslim rate. In other places in Europe and elsewhere, it’s higher. I was blogging about Mark Steyn’s superb book called America Alone, where he goes into great detail about this phenomenon.
SIDELINE NOTE – Notice how the reporters in this TimesOnline piece refer to “the Prophet” when referring to Mohammed, as they always do. When was the last time you ever saw a reporter refer to Jesus as “Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” or God as “God Almighty” or some such? Such deference to Islam.
Muhammad is No 2 in boy’s names
Muhammad is now second only to Jack as the most popular name for baby boys in Britain and is likely to rise to No 1 by next year, a study by The Times has found. The name, if all 14 different spellings are included, was shared by 5,991 newborn boys last year, beating Thomas into third place, followed by Joshua and Oliver.
Scholars said that the name’s rise up the league table was driven partly by the growing number of young Muslims having families, coupled with the desire to name their child in honour of the Prophet.
Muhammad Anwar, Professor of Ethnic Relations at Warwick University, said: “Muslim parents like to have something that shows a link with their religion or with the Prophet.”
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Nitpick: I believe the word boy’s in the TimesOnline headline (above) should be boys’.
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