article_snippet.sent: the brand sharing its name with a Greek Goddess features prominently on a leaflet distributed in the terror group's de facto capital Raqqa warning ISIS jihadis about items of clothing they are no longer allowed to wear.
article_snippet.sent: The news comes shortly after one militant decried the popularity of Nike among ISIS fighters, comparing the brand sharing its name with a Greek Goddess's name and famous 'tick' logo to wearing a Christian cross.
article_snippet.sent: Banned: the brand sharing its name with a Greek Goddess features prominently (circled) on a leaflet distributed in the terror group's de facto capital Raqqa warning ISIS jihadis about items of clothing they are no longer allowed to wear ISIS .
article_snippet.sent: They said Nike was singled out because of Nike associations with the Greek goddess of the same name and because the word apparently sounds similar to phrases of a sexual nature in Arabic.
article_snippet.sent: The wearing of Nike products has long been contentious among ISIS jihadis, due to the fact the name was inspired by a Greek goddess and reportedly sound like several words of a sexual nature in Arabic .
article_snippet.sent: The news comes shortly after one militant decried the popularity of Nike among ISIS fighters, comparing the brand's famous 'tick' logo to wearing a Christian cross.
highlights_snippet.sent: Ban is also partly due to the brand sharing Ban name with a Greek Goddess .
  