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- Quran (also Koran or Qu'ran) is the sacred word of Islam.
- Sony confirms worldwide delay; says Quran references in game's musical soundtrack might inadvertently offend MuslimsFOX News: Video Game Yanked for Being Offensive to Muslims
- New North American release date is October 27, 2008AFP: Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims (October 20, 2008)
- Quran references were brought to Sony's attention through a forum postAFP: Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims (October 20, 2008)
- Quran references are part of a song, which was licensed from a third party for the gameAFP: Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims (October 20, 2008)
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The video game LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation 3 was recalled on October 17, 2008, just four days before it was due to hit store shelves worldwide. Sony says the game was yanked because of "potentially offensive" lines from the Quran in its musical soundtrack.ABC News: Sony's LittleBigPlanet Recalled Over References to Qu'ran (October 20, 2008)
Why the Controversy?
In the original complaint to Sony, a Muslim gamer states that "the mixing of music and words from the holy Qu'ran is deeply offending."Sony: European Community Boards Muslims consider the Quran the literal word of God, and abide by many rules in handling and reading from the book. Based on text from the Quran that says the book should only be handled by those who are clean and pure, many Muslims will undergo a ritual cleansing before picking up the book. In addition, the rules state the book should be stored respectfully with nothing on top of it.About.com: Islam-
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