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Monday, 26 March, 2001, 11:54 GMT 12:54 UK
Saudi Arabia bans Pokemon
The Pokemon-craze has enthralled children across the world
Saudi Arabia's mufti, the highest religious authority in the conservative
Muslim state, has banned the popular children's play of Pokemon, saying it
promotes Zionism and involves gambling.
The religious edict issued over the weekend said the Pokemon video game and
cards have symbols that include "the star of David, which everyone knows is
connected to international Zionism and is Israel's national emblem".
The kingdom's senior cleric, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, protested that
most of the cards figure symbols such as "crosses, sacred for Christians and
triangles, significant for Freemasons".
And he charged that the worldwide phenomenon of Pokemon launced in Japan in
1996 was a bad influence.
"It resembles a game of gambling because of the competition which at times
involves sums of money being exchanged between collectors of the cards"
Sheikh Abdul Aziz said.
Pokemon-craze
A Nintendo spokesman said that Nintendo did not design the Pokemon items
with religious symbols in mind.
But the company has promised to investigate the claims that have led to the
ban.
The Pokemon-craze has enthralled the minds of children across the world
since it was launched.
Its success has spread to trading cards, comic books, a television series,
film and toys, becoming a multibillion dollar enterprise that is enormously
popular around the world.
The game has been criticised in several countries, with a Christian church
in Mexico calling it "demonic", and organisations in Slovakia saying
television shows based on the game were detrimental to children.
In Britain, police have urged parents not to allow children out with the
cards.
But across Britain, school children have fought to get their hands on the
cards of the 151 Pokémon characters, based on the Japanese cartoon, film and
computer game.
And with the Pokémon industry worth a cool £4bn, counterfeiters are also
after a piece of the action.
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Monday, 9 April, 2001, 16:45 GMT 17:45 UK
Pokemon faced with fatwa
The fatwa says the game promotes gambling
Religious committee members in the United Arab Emirates have issued a fatwa
against popular children's game Pokemon because of fears that it promotes
gambling.
The edict warned parents the Pokemon video game and cards were based on the
betting principles of one side winning and the other losing.
It added the game was also based on the theory of evolution, "a
Jewish-Darwinist theory, that conflicts with the truth about humans and with
Islamic principles".
The fatwa does not mean the game has been banned, as it has in other Muslim
countries such as Saudi Arabia.
However, it adds to the growing religious resistance in the Middle East to
the game because of its perceived bad influence.
'Advice'
"The ruling carries no legal force in the Emirates, and was issued as advice
for concerned Muslims," said Sheik Ahmed al-Haddad, assistant director of
Dubai's Research and Fatwa Administration.
The fatwa also warned that the game promoted violence.
Nintendo, makers of Pokemon, have denied that it promotes gambling or any
religious beliefs.
The Darwinist accusation comes from the use of the verb "evolve" to describe
how one player is allowed to improve the power of the cards in play.
The Pokemon game was banned in Saudi Arabia in March.
Religious scholars in Qatar and Egypt have also made Pokemon "haram" - or
religiously prohibited.
Craze
Pokemon has become a craze among children since it first appeared in Japan
three years ago.
It began as a video game but soon expanded into cartoons, comic books,
trading cards and films around the globe.
But the game has also come under fire in Christian countries.
In Mexico, the Catholic Church called the game "demonic".
In Slovakia, some organisations claimed the TV cartoon based on the game was
harmful to children.
Many schools in the US have banned the trading cards because they are said
to be distracting pupils from their studies.
In the UK, police have urged parents not to allow children out with the
cards, although in school many have fought to get their hands on them
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