Bahrain Petition Launched to Ban Hizbullah Game

[Gulf Daily News-Bahrain] An online petition calling for a ban on a new Hizbullah computer video game for children has been launched. It claims that the 3-D game, Special Force 2, promoted violence and facilitated "Hizbullah's manipulation and recruitment of Bahraini children." Designed by Hizbullah computer experts, Special Force 2 allows players to take on the role of a Hizbullah fighter and collect points and weapons by killing Israeli soldiers. The 26-year-old Bahraini woman who launched the petition said, "As a Muslim, I should not promote violence against a social sect or religion." "Surely, most Israelis are Jews, but a lot are Arabs too, so we are fighting against ourselves and we are promoting ourselves as savages to the world," said the Bahraini, who is an avid video game player.


2007-08-29 01:00:00

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