ALGERIA: SHOES WITH ALLAH INSCRIPTION UNDER FIRE
(ANSAmed) - ALGIERS, MARCH 10 - Over 170 pairs of sports
shoes with the inscription Allah in Arabic were seized by the
Algerian police after the reports of many people stunned by this
product considered offensive for the Muslims. The shoes,
counterfeit Adidas made in China, have been found in many
Algerian markets, in particular in Skikda (east), Algiers and
Tizi Ouzou, daily Liberte reports.
A real controversy sparked off on many blogs used mainly by
young Algerians. "What does it mean? That those who wear these
shoes trample on Allah," somebody say, while others ask
themselves who is behind the making of this product.
Some pairs of jeans with the inscription Allah in Arabic on
one pocket are also under accusation. "Must we sit on Allah?".
"Do we know to what insults of this type to the Muslims
lead?," Liberte underlines, reminding of the cartoons on the
Prophet Muhammad and the anger of the Islamic world. (ANSAmed).
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