There's An Online Petition To Change Islamabad's Name to 'Islamagood' & It Has Close To 300 Signatures
The petition was started by Ayham Abrar, who claims to be a native of Bangladesh. In the description section for his petition on Change.org.
Someone started an online petition to change the name of the capital of Pakistan from Islamabad to "Islamagood" and it already has over 300 signatures, claim reports.
Change.org
The petition posted on Change.org reads, "Islam is good. Pakistan love Islam. Why IslamaBAD? Love from Bangladesh." It was reportedly started by Ayham Abrar, who claims to be a native of Bangladesh.
People online pointed out that the petition makes zero sense because Islamabad is technically not "Islama-bad". Instead, it is "Islam-abad."
Here's what they had to say:
#1
Change Islamabad¡¯s name to Islamagood - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/4BY0gMdXK3 via @Change
¡ª ? (@seroquelshawty) February 19, 2021
Lmfaoooo this petition
#2
A petition has been filed to change the name of Islamabad to Islamagood.
¡ª Tayyaba Nisar Khan (@TayyabaNKhan) February 19, 2021
It¡¯s not even a joke.
#3
who are the 19 people who signed??? I just want to talk https://t.co/A9CH1WKWVG
¡ª Sahar (@ustaanijee) February 16, 2021
#4
There's a petition to change Islamabad's name to Islamagood because IslamaBad sounds Islamophobic. pic.twitter.com/IvOf4k9FlL
¡ª Haider Ali (@Jaded_Wanderer) February 19, 2021
#5
But Ayham Abrar seems to have gotten his facts wrong, Islamabad actually means the City of Islam. It is a compound word consisting of two Urdu words - Islam and Abad. Abad can roughly be translated to location.
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Another similar petition had been created on Change.org pushing for changing the name of Columbus, in Ohio, US to "Flavourland."
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The description of the post read: ¡°Columbus is an amazing city, but one whose name is tarnished by the very name itself. Its namesake, Christopher Columbus, is in The Bad Place because of all his raping, slave trading, and genocide. That's not exactly a proud legacy¡±.
The petitioner also has a new name in mind ¨C Flavourland. Tyler Woodbridge, who started the petition explained the importance of the name. ¡°The new name is twofold. For one, it honors Central Ohio's proud heritage as a culinary crossroads and one of the nation's largest test markets for the food industry. Secondly, cheflebrity Guy Fieri was born in Columbus, so naming the city in honor of him (he's such a good dude, really) would be superior to its current nomenclature, (sic)¡± he said.
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