World cup sparks islamist debate on rectitude of soccer – analysis

[Sally]

Aah, we get another Fatwa, from one of the crazies, Saudi Sheikh Abdel Rahman Al-Barrak

WORLD CUP SPARKS ISLAMIST DEBATE ON RECTITUDE OF SOCCER – ANALYSIS
JUNE 15, 2014 JAMES M. DORSEY
By James M. Dorsey

Ultra-conservative clerics are condemning soccer as a Jewish and Christian tool to undermine Islamic culture as millions of Muslims across the globe tune in to watch the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The condemnations revive a long-standing debate among conservatives as well as militants about the rectitude of the world’s most popular sport. They constitute one side of a divide among jihadis and Salafis, arch conservatives who seek to emulate to the degree possible 7th century Muslim life at the time of the Prophet Mohammed and his immediate successors.

On the other side of the divide are some of the world’s most prominent jihadist and militant Islamist leaders, including the late Osama Bin Laden, Hamas’ Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah chief sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, who are avid soccer fans. They recognize the sport’s bonding and recruitment qualities. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the jihadist group making advances in Iraq, earlier this year used soccer as a recruitment tool.

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[MeBelle]

Can't we just play soccer????

 

[toastman]

Aah, we get another Fatwa, from one of the crazies, Saudi Sheikh Abdel Rahman Al-Barrak

WORLD CUP SPARKS ISLAMIST DEBATE ON RECTITUDE OF SOCCER – ANALYSIS
JUNE 15, 2014 JAMES M. DORSEY
By James M. Dorsey

Ultra-conservative clerics are condemning soccer as a Jewish and Christian tool to undermine Islamic culture as millions of Muslims across the globe tune in to watch the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The condemnations revive a long-standing debate among conservatives as well as militants about the rectitude of the world’s most popular sport. They constitute one side of a divide among jihadis and Salafis, arch conservatives who seek to emulate to the degree possible 7th century Muslim life at the time of the Prophet Mohammed and his immediate successors.

On the other side of the divide are some of the world’s most prominent jihadist and militant Islamist leaders, including the late Osama Bin Laden, Hamas’ Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah chief sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, who are avid soccer fans. They recognize the sport’s bonding and recruitment qualities. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the jihadist group making advances in Iraq, earlier this year used soccer as a recruitment tool.

Continue reading at:

World Cup Sparks Islamist Debate On Rectitude Of Soccer - Analysis | Eurasia Review

WTF is wrong with these people??? It's as if they are against anything that makes someone happy.

 

[RoadVirus]

The only "fun" that is allowed by Islamic Nutters is anything that involves beheadings or blowing stuff up.

 

[Toro]

Aah, we get another Fatwa, from one of the crazies, Saudi Sheikh Abdel Rahman Al-Barrak

WORLD CUP SPARKS ISLAMIST DEBATE ON RECTITUDE OF SOCCER – ANALYSIS
JUNE 15, 2014 JAMES M. DORSEY
By James M. Dorsey

Ultra-conservative clerics are condemning soccer as a Jewish and Christian tool to undermine Islamic culture as millions of Muslims across the globe tune in to watch the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The condemnations revive a long-standing debate among conservatives as well as militants about the rectitude of the world’s most popular sport. They constitute one side of a divide among jihadis and Salafis, arch conservatives who seek to emulate to the degree possible 7th century Muslim life at the time of the Prophet Mohammed and his immediate successors.

On the other side of the divide are some of the world’s most prominent jihadist and militant Islamist leaders, including the late Osama Bin Laden, Hamas’ Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah chief sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, who are avid soccer fans. They recognize the sport’s bonding and recruitment qualities. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the jihadist group making advances in Iraq, earlier this year used soccer as a recruitment tool.

Continue reading at:

World Cup Sparks Islamist Debate On Rectitude Of Soccer - Analysis | Eurasia Review

These people are douchebags.

 

[Bleipriester]

The only "fun" that is allowed by Islamic Nutters is anything that involves beheadings or blowing stuff up.

And we can imagine what a foul is for those...