Islamic Fun
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Islamic Fun is a controversial package of computer games targeted at Muslim children, developed by the UK-based firm Innovative Minds. All the games in the package involve answering a series of multiple choice questions on a range of Islamic themes. Three levels of questions are available, for children of 5-7 years, 8-10 years, and 11 years and older.
The game became controversial not only for the obvious anti-Zionism of "The Resistance", but also for some of the questions themselves, which seemed designed to promote an Islamist world view. Examples included "Mustafa Kemal, the hater of Islam, forbade the use of Arabic in Turkey, banned the hijab and closed down the Aya Sofya Mosque in Istanbul. Which is it?" and "Ignoring the hand over agreement, the Christians turned the beautiful Mosque of Córdoba, in Muslim Spain, into a Cathedral (1238). Which one is it??"
Included games
| Tree Hop | Correct answers enable a cat retrieve its ball |
| Two Bunny Race | This is a game where two players can compete to make their bunny cross the finish line first |
| Building Blocks | Correct answers in this game obtain blocks for the player, which are used to construct a mosque |
| Meow Tiles | Help the cat uncover the image - what is this cute creature? |
| Fishing Bear | Help the bear fish, he has five hungry quests to feed! |
| The Resistance | This game depicts the player as a farmer in South Lebanon. Correct answers to the questions gain ammo for the player, to be fired at invading Israeli tanks. |
External links
- Innovative Minds Islamic Fun website (http://www.inminds.co.uk/islamic-fun.html)
- Jihad for Kids - article condemning the game (http://www.freecongress.org/commentaries/2002/020607RS.asp)