I was raised in a moderately Islamic family and my name was chosen by my grandmother as a reference to a close follower of the Prophet Muhammad, before Osama Bin Ladin became the poster child for terrorism. My childhood was often filled with people joking around and calling me a terrorist - mostly my classmates, but occasionally the uncivilised adult *cough*bikeability instructor*cough* would reference fundamentalism. I'm now in Year 12, ofc will be leaving home for uni in less than two years and I'm starting to wonder how my name will affect my adult life. Most adults I've met recently on things like work experience are incredibly nice and don't think twice about my name. Would people discriminate against me? How do I get over the basic assumption that I'm a Muslim?