The popular footwear manufacturing company, Nike, is facing pressure from Muslims around the world to recall Nike Air Max 270 from the worldwide market.
According to a petition filed on a leading platform for petitions, Nike Air Max 270 bears a logo on the sole which resembles the name of God in Arabic ‘Allah’.
Here is how it looks.
The petition titled ‘Nike needs to recall offensive shoe with Allah’s name from worldwide market’, has a target of 25,000 signatures. It has already amassed 23,396 signatures and the campaign against the leading brand is gaining more ground by the day.
The petition terms Nike’s step as ‘outrageous and appalling’.
It is outrageous and appalling of Nike to allow the name of God on a shoe. This is disrespectful and extremely offensive to Muslims and insulting to Islam.
The customer, Saiqa Noreen, has urged Nike to “recall this blasphemous and offensive shoe and all products with the design logo resembling the word Allah from worldwide sales immediately’ as it will ‘surely be trampled, kicked and become soiled with mud or even filth.”
On the other hand, Nike has denied hurting any religious sentiments in a statement, saying that the logo is a stylized representation of its Air Max trademark.
Any other perceived meaning or representation is unintentional. Nike respects all religions and we take concerns of this nature seriously.
The customer further went on to question Nike’s policies as the company has already been through a similar situation where it had to recall certain athletic shoes because they bore a logo resembling the word ‘Allah’ following the protests by the Council on American-Islamic Relations in 1997.
Saiqa requested tighter scrutiny of products before releasing for the market.
After recalling trainers in 1997, which had a similar logo depicting the word Allah, Nike claimed to have tightened scrutiny on logo design. So why has a similar design been approved?
With Saiqa’s petition nearing its target, it remains to be seen how the multinational corporation responds to the request made by the Muslims.
Via: Bloomberg
Its disgusting from Nike. Condemn-able behavior. It is something which cannot be ignored.
Non Muslims Are Jahannami : Wo Inhi Tarha Se Honge :
The White strip on the Pakistan flag represents non Muslims.
A Muslim will not use such blanket statements for our minorities
Please take your hatred elsewhere or better yet keep it to yourself!
This idiot Wahab is a blemish to this country. Do us all a favor and die……
Disgusting. If you look closely they did it intentionally. They Merger “r” with “m” so it become the perfect word of Allah. So disgusting and condemnable.
Muslim World should ban all Nike products. This happened second time why ask Nike to recall whose sinful thoughts are totally uncovered now. Not only this shoe but each and every product should be banned throughout the Muslim World with no mercy.
100% Agreed. As we have to give answer to Allah SWT as being muslim.
Muslims don’t show disrespect for other religions but they do.
It’s very disrespectful. The shoes should be removed from across the world. Nike must say sorry.
Those who still use Nike need to get it out of their life Once for all,
I never bought their product and will never.
Nike Flame trainer about 15 years ago had flame logo which resembled Allah in arabic.
woah!!! W has all knew perspective for me now!!!
We, as muslims should boycott such brands. They should apologise and remove it.
it should be banned and all Muslims must boycott NIKE products.
If Allah gives me money just to buy all the shoes, both used n unused, and also nike as well, I will buy, keep shoes in good shoe cases as display at my places so that no one can wear those again n disgrace Allah’s name. I wish I could, n that way nike would also be abolished n no one could sponsor such shoes
OMG!
Can’t believe you guys could be this stupid. I thought we were done with this bs long time ago but I was wrong.
p.s. petitions won’t do anything. Nike won’t recall the shoes either. Daikhta hoon aap mein se kitnay loag Nike products laina banda kardou gaay iss so-called made up bullshit ki wajah se.
Nike is a yahoodi brand. This is normal exoected stuff from them. Adidas is German brand and should be preferred.