Libya’s supreme Islamic authority has banned Muslims from wearing the iconic global sports brand Nike because its name comes from an ancient Greek goddess and its famous swoosh logo was inspired by her wings.
\n\nThe fatwa, issued by the Tripoli-based institution Dar al-Ifta, begins immediately after being approved by Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sadiq al-Gharyani.
\n\nThe BBC reports the Islamic lawmakers argued that wearing clothing displaying the logo of the U.S. sportswear giant amounted to promoting symbols associated “with polytheism,” or the worship of more than one god.
\n\nIslam strictly believes in the single supreme God, Allah, and thoroughly rejects polytheism.
\n\nThe outlet goes on to note the original banning statement refers to a another issued by its Council for Research and Sharia Studies on 5 November 2023, urging Muslims to boycott Western companies it considers supportive of Israel during the war in Gaza.
\n\nT-shirt with a logo for Muharram near a Nike one, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran on October 9, 2016 in Kashan, Iran. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)
\n\nThe ruling, known as a fatwa, is a religious opinion on a matter of Islamic law.
\n\nThis is not the first anti-western ruling by the…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
