Barack Obama has an arabic name and it is causing problems for him in the presidential election, Barack's namesake is his Kenyan father, who was a non-practicing muslim but Barack himself has had nothing to do with Islam and never was a Muslim.
1. Why in America can people discriminate so heavily based on a name that is obviously handed down?
2. This question is for any of the Muslim bloggers, does it offend you that it is even an issue with his name and the Arabic origin, isnt this suggesting America's distrust toward the Middle East with discriminating against his Arabic name?