A petition calling on the company to recall the shoe as a small section of its sole bears a resemblance to the Arabic word for "Allah" has received a boost following coverage by news organisations including Indonesia’s Jakarta Post and Singapore’s Straits Times. The petition already has 22,000 signatories. In an interview with Fairfax Media last week, Mr Ahmad said he was not aware that his shoes were being made in Indonesia. In 1997, Nike created a flame logo that also looked similar to the word "Allah" in Arabic. The company apologised, withdrew 38,000 shoes, and donated $50,000 to a US Islamic elementary school.
A petition calling on the company to recall the shoe as a small section of its sole bears a resemblance to the Arabic word for "Allah" has received a boost following coverage by news organisations including Indonesia’s Jakarta Post and Singapore’s Straits Times. The petition already has 22,000 signatories. A spokesperson for the company said that any similarity was “unintentional". In 1997, Nike created a flame logo that also looked similar to the word "Allah" in Arabic. The company apologised, withdrew 38,000 shoes, and donated $50,000 to a US Islamic elementary school.