PlayerUnknown's Kurdish Imams divided over video game fatwa
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:11 pmPlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Imams divided over video game fatwa
The Kurdish Union of Islamic Scholars has officially declared a fatwa against playing a hugely popular video game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
https://youtu.be/fH_d0EzLapQ
Officially, the group is responsible for issuing fatwas – which are rulings by Islamic authorities – in Iraqi Kurdistan. However, other imams have come out against the ban.
BBC Monitoring looks at the controversy surrounding the game in the region
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-mid ... game-fatwa
The Kurdish Union of Islamic Scholars has officially declared a fatwa against playing a hugely popular video game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
https://youtu.be/fH_d0EzLapQ
Officially, the group is responsible for issuing fatwas – which are rulings by Islamic authorities – in Iraqi Kurdistan. However, other imams have come out against the ban.
BBC Monitoring looks at the controversy surrounding the game in the region
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-mid ... game-fatwa