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One "Rose of Muhammad", pleasePosted Feb 18th 2006 10:00AM by Nicole WestonFiled under: Breakfast, Business, Newspapers, Did you know?, Middle EastThe confectioners' union in Iran ordered the change of the name of a popular breakfast pastry
from "Danish pastry" to "Rose of Muhammad", reports Yahoo! News. Bakeries across
the country were ordered to cover up signs advertising Danishes and only refer to them by their new name. One bakery
owner said "This is a punishment for those who started misusing freedom of expression to insult the sanctities of
Islam" though because the name "Danish" is not trademarked and no one receives royalties from its use,
it is unlikely that anyone (except confused customers) is actually feeling punished by this change. Danish companies
are feeling the pinch as some countries boycott
other Danish products, however. This renaming is reminiscent of the attempted change of "French fries" to
"freedom fries" in the United States in 2003 - a change which stuck in newspaper headlines longer than it did
on menu boards.
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