Rejected by the authorities

Hazema has to pay dearly for a new first name

A 25-year-old woman from a migrant background was rejected by a clerk at the Linz-Land district authority. Hazema is an FPÖ voter and wants a name that "fits". But she was denied a simple name change for 14.30 euros by the clerk.

Some stories that life writes are so weird that you can't make them up: A 25-year-old Bosnian-born employee from Haid in Upper Austria has been furious since she unsuccessfully tried to have her annoying birth name "Hazema" changed to "Ema" at the Linz-Land district authority on Tuesday.