HOPEWELL JUNCTION FAMILY GETS RIGHTS TO ISLAM SYMBOL
Tammy Cilione, Poughkeepsie Journal, 1/1/04
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/business/stories/bu010104s1.shtml
HOPEWELL JUNCTION -- The Islamic symbol of the crescent and star has now
been patented.
Hopewell Junction attorney Aziz Ahsan and his family took on the task of
seeking a patent for the symbol following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks. Patenting the symbol was Ahsan's attempt to create a positive
Muslim identity.
''There was a feeling that Muslims had something to do with the attacks,''
said Ahsan, adding most Muslims are law abiding citizens.
The Ahsans submitted the crescent and star design to the U.S. State Patent
and Trademark office and after a year of examination, the patent was issued
on Dec. 16.
When people see a cross they think of Christianity and when they see the
Star of David they think of Judaism, but there was no one accepted public
symbol for Islam, Ahsan said.
Ahsan said it is important to understand the symbol has no religious
significance but is associated with Islam. ''The intent is not to worship
it, but to show Muslims belong to the religious fabric of the world,''
Ahsan said...
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