Is it obligatory for a veiled Muslim woman to change her non-Arabic name?
A name is not required to be Arabic, and there is no need to change a non-Arabic name if it does not contain a Sharia-prohibited element, such as servitude to other than Allah, or being named with attributes exclusive to Him, or bearing a reprehensible meaning.
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