Eisya A. Eloksari (The Jakarta Post)
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Jakarta ● Mon, July 5, 2021
Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno plans to ban the popular video game Fortnite, arguing that one of the battle royale game’s objectives is to demolish a building resembling the Kaaba, a holy site for Muslims.
The ministry said it would outlaw Fortnite to prevent children from playing it, as the game promoted violence and religious intolerance and was potentially blasphemous against Islam.
“I have been told that players must destroy an icon that is deemed to resemble the Kaaba so as to get new weapons and advance to the next level,” Sandiaga said in a press statement on Monday. “Therefore, we will instruct our team to evaluate this game and issue a ban.”
The Kaaba is one of the most sacred sites in Islam. It is a building at the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which Muslims from aroun…
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