I'm changing my name, for career purposes. A wise old man once told me that in eastern europe his grandfather excaped presecution from nazis by changing his surname.
I've already printed out the necessary petitons, picked out the local courts, and even citied some stuff from the 14th amenment. I have no debts, no criminal intentions, so it'll be easy. But I will cite the 14th amendment just incase.
I will do this after my school semester is over. Then I'll be off to social security office, DMV, postal office(for the passport), and of course the bank and employers..
Just another person(me) Islam and religion in general has hurt.. My name commands great respect in the place of my origin, but it's quite common here and I'm sick of it. Sick of associating with that it means. Sick that it might deny me job opportunities after graduation.
Now to pick a first and surname.. Time to start my own legacy.