foxnews.com - 10/21/2008
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Well, that's a bummer. One of the fall's most anticipated video games for the PlayStation 3, Sony's "LittleBigPlanet," had to be yanked from shelves at the last minute Monday because it might accidentally offend Muslims. "One of the background music tracks that ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 10/28/2008
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While we're on the subject, maybe Hitchens can
tell us what scientific research he opposes, if any....
Science in the wrong hands, like religion, can be a very dangerous weapon. My guess is he hasn't given it sufficient thought. He uses science as a ...
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Video Game Yanked for Being Offensive to Muslims
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... action to rectify this and we sincerely apologize for any offense this may have caused." The piece of music in question is "Tapha Niang" by the Grammy-winning Malian musician Toumani Diabaté, who sings and plays a West African stringed instrument called the kora. Devotional music doesn't raise eyebrows in many Muslim countries, including several in West Africa including Mali, but it's a no-no for some strict Sunnis, who frown upon instrumented music of any sort.... Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,441661,00.html Things are getting way to bizarre.
Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/21/2008
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... One of the Fall’s Most Anticipated Video Games Yanked From Shelves Because it Might Accidentally Offend Muslims. ...
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