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Nike did NOT put the name Allah on its shoes!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by Abu Nudnik (Canada), Sep 13, 2006 at 10:48
Nike did NOT put the name Allah on its shoes: it put the word AIR on their Nike Air shoes.
Can you see the word "Air" or not? It is YOU who are recognizing the name there. If it is disrespectful to God to see his name there, it is YOU who are expressing the disrespect!
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