THQ's Heaven vs. Hell brawler, Darksiders has been barred from release in the United Arab Emirates.
According to Arabic site Games Latest, Darksiders got the ban stamp because it "contradicts with UAE's customs and traditions". Probably something to do with letting you deck angels and then pull their wings off, we reckon.
The ban increases the possibility of the game being barred in the remaining Gulf countries, the site reports.
While this is but a minor incident, IMO, it does highlight why there are good reasons to keep state and church separate if you prefer to have a greater choice of freedoms and expressions.
Ithink it might have to do with the games premise, because it looks like stuff lifted straight out of the bible.
Why would a Muslim country care less about something which may or not be defamatory to the Bible?
Because Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, is part of the Abrahamic religions. In other words, Islam recognizes Jesus Christ as one of God's prophets they just don't consider him to be the son of God; for Muslims Mohammed is the prophet. This is similar to the way the Christians recognize many of the Jewish historical religious figures but place Jesus Christ above all of them; Jesus was Jewish originally - presuming he actually existed. The Jews, the Christians and the Muslims all technically worship the same God, but they have different ways of practicing their worship, different interpretations of divine law and different divine laws altogether, and different religious scripts and leaders, etc.
One guess: People that live and/or have other direct connections to the UAE which they perceive to be positive? Your question can be applied equally to all countries in the world although some are more powerful and influential than others, and thus more difficult to ignore without increasingly noticeable consequences.
One guess: People that live and/or have other direct connections to the UAE which they perceive to be positive? Your question can be applied equally to all countries in the world although some are more powerful and influential than others, and thus more difficult to ignore without increasingly noticeable consequences.
One guess: People that live and/or have other direct connections to the UAE which they perceive to be positive? Your question can be applied equally to all countries in the world although some are more powerful and influential than others, and thus more difficult to ignore without increasingly noticeable consequences.
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