Despite Islamic fatwa, Pokémon Go is the rage of the Arab world

CAIRO — Like elsewhere, Pokémon Go is the rage of the Arab world. But there’s one huge difference: The game has long been deemed un-Islamic by many influential clerics, from Egypt to Qatar. In 2001, one of Egypt’s most senior Muslim leaders — Nasser Farid Waseel, the grand mufti — issued a fatwa, or religious edict, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/07/13/despite-islamic-fatwa-pokemon-go-is-the-rage-of-the-arab-world/