Alan Black, co-author of The Glorious World Cup, describes soccer as a powerful cultural entity. He reads a fatwa dictating adherence to Sharia law and strictly "non-Western" behavior on the field that a Saudi Arabian extremist group issued for the 2006 World Cup.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
2006 World Cup: Fatwa Demands Sharia Law on the Field
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Three halves! What is that? Sharia math?
ReplyDeleteIf I recall, the Saudis didn't win a game at the 2006 World Cup. Where was Allah then? Perhaps if they demonstrated their superiority, we might listen to their ideas.
ReplyDeleteThat's because they didn't adhere to "Sharia law of the field".
ReplyDeleteThey should've played wearing the treditional Muslim full length dress. That would've immensly improved their performance.
O.K., Sharia law when one Muslim team plays another Muslim team. All other contests use real soccer rules.
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