Amidst alarms from the hand-wringers on the left that freedom in America is in grave danger, largely due to the sinister machinations of the Bush “regime,” a dose of reality comes to us from faraway Morocco.
Moroccan parents blessed with a baby girl born on one specific day need not worry over what to name her. That’s because King Hassan II has named her for you. Yes, the good king has decreed that all baby girls born on the anniversary date of Moroccan athlete Nawal El-Moutawakel’s 1984 Olympic gold medal win shall be named Nawal. What if you don’t like the name Nawal? Well, we won’t go there.
El-Moutawakel had the honor of carrying the Olympic flag in the opening ceremonies in Turin. She was an Iowa State All-American in the 400-meter hurdles and took the gold for her native Morrocco in that event in Los Angeles.