Mohamed, Jesus and Moses

People are remarking that "we," presumably Westerners, do not name our children Moses or Jesus. Of course, that's wrong. It's certainly not as common a name as John, but a good number of kids enter life as Jesus, particularly Hispanics, and some are named Moses. But so what?

Muslims are entitled to consider Mohamed an acceptable name for their children, but not for their pets. What they don't seem to understand is that their views on names for people and inanimate objects are their own and should not, in a modern society, be forced on nonbelievers, especially foreigners. Especially invited foreigners, considering that Sudan requires some $2 billion annually just to feed its population.

A population that is growing at around 2% annually. According to the CIA, the average Sudanese woman gives birth to nearly five children. Fortunately, one in ten dies in infancy, but that isn't enough to hold back the population. Since domestic agriculture is precarious and vulnerable to droughts and other natural pressures, it's only a matter of time before there is a Sudanese "humanitarian crisis" as happens regularly in Ethiopia. It is inevitable that more people will sooner or later die by famine there than will ever die in the Darfur conflict.

The Saudis have enough cash for their top prince to order an Airbus A380 for himself. The Sudanese authorities want to maintain Sharia law and apply it to everyone. It seems to me that they should be getting their aid from people who agree, like the Arabs.