The name of the newborn was chosen last week. "Although the name Jihad may have a positive meaning, the fact remains that in the public opinion and given the current terrorist context, this name is necessarily associated with fundamentalist Islamist movements," said the prosecutor of Dijon.
The mayor of Dijon has sued to cancel the name "Jihad" , chosen last week by the mother of a newborn, said Tuesday at the public prosecutor's office.
"The public prosecutor of Dijon has received the file from the mayor of Dijon. We will today deliver a summons in the matter of cancellation of name to the attention of the mother of the child for a hearing before the family court of Dijon, " told AFP the prosecutor of the Republic of Dijon, Eric Mathais, confirming information from the regional daily Le Bien Public in its Saturday edition.
"Even if the name of Jihad or Jihad is a given name in the Arab world and which means on the book of the first names of the Arab world: sacred fight; Holy war ; job ; effort and so it can have a positive meaning, it remains nonetheless that in public opinion and given the current terrorist context, this name is necessarily associated with fundamentalist Islamic movements , " said the magistrate.
"If the name is not accepted, I will call it Jahid"
The latter has also stressed fear for the child "a stigma, even mockery or derogatory remarks" .
"If he is not accepted, I will exchange two letters and I will call him Jahid," the mother of the little boy had said to the public good on Saturday, as had been the case in April for the infant of a couple from Haute-Garonne in a similar case.
However, she added that she reserved "the right to appeal to a lawyer" to challenge the decision if the reasons for the refusal did not "suit" her .