Mohammed to be Leading UK Name

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Thursday, December 20. 2007

Mohammed to be Leading UK Name

Muslim dominance of Europe is not a prediction for the future. It is primarily a matter of waiting for current children to grow older. And the bad news is that young Muslims are experiencing assimilation in reverse--surveys show that they are generally much more radical than their parents:

The name Mohammed is expected to become the most popular name in England and Wales by 2008, the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday.

The name, according to the report, was second only to Jack in 2007, which has been top for the last 13 years. 6,772 boys were called Jack and 6,387 were called Mohammed or a variant.

"High birth rate among Muslim families" is the reason cited by the report for how Mohammed will be the most popular boy's name by next year.

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