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There is no problem with this unless these video games contain disrespectful portrayals of material that is sacred to Christians or Jews or Hindus or Buddhists. Certainly there are precedents for Islam being treated differently in such matters: remember the crucifix dipped in urine was hailed as high art, while publications around the world fear to stand up for the freedom of speech by publishing Muhammad cartoons.
There is also a tendency on the part of Islamic advocacy groups to react with outrage to any fictional depiction of Islamic jihad terrorists, as if such people do not exist in real life. This reinforces such outrage.
Activision has apologised to the Muslim community for showing the Qu’ran [sic] in a disrespectful manner in Call of Duty: Vanguard.
One of the zombie maps shows pages from the holy book lying on the floor, with the phrase “in the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” visible.
Placing the Qu’ran [sic] on the floor is considered disrespectful, so the inclusion of the pages led to complaints from some Muslim players.
Now the official Call of Duty Middle East Twitter account has posted an apology saying the content has been removed.
“Call of Duty is made for everyone”, the tweet reads in Arabic. “There was content insensitive to Muslims included in the game, and it has been removed. It was not supposed to exist as it appeared in the game. We deeply apologise.
“We are also taking all necessary measures at this moment within the company to determine and understand the situation and to avoid such errors in the future.”
Former Vlambeer founder Rami Ismail was one of the most prominent names speaking out against the content.
“Could we please just not put text from the Quran on the ground or on places people where people can walk on it,” he asked on Twitter….
There is no problem with this unless these video games contain disrespectful portrayals of material that is sacred to Christians or Jews or Hindus or Buddhists. Certainly there are precedents for Islam being treated differently in such matters: remember the crucifix dipped in urine was hailed as high art, while publications around the world fear to stand up for the freedom of speech by publishing Muhammad cartoons.
There is also a tendency on the part of Islamic advocacy groups to react with outrage to any fictional depiction of Islamic jihad terrorists, as if such people do not exist in real life. This reinforces such outrage.
Activision has apologised to the Muslim community for showing the Qu’ran [sic] in a disrespectful manner in Call of Duty: Vanguard.
One of the zombie maps shows pages from the holy book lying on the floor, with the phrase “in the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” visible.
Placing the Qu’ran [sic] on the floor is considered disrespectful, so the inclusion of the pages led to complaints from some Muslim players.
Now the official Call of Duty Middle East Twitter account has posted an apology saying the content has been removed.
“Call of Duty is made for everyone”, the tweet reads in Arabic. “There was content insensitive to Muslims included in the game, and it has been removed. It was not supposed to exist as it appeared in the game. We deeply apologise.
“We are also taking all necessary measures at this moment within the company to determine and understand the situation and to avoid such errors in the future.”
Former Vlambeer founder Rami Ismail was one of the most prominent names speaking out against the content.
“Could we please just not put text from the Quran on the ground or on places people where people can walk on it,” he asked on Twitter….
