Christians Can Play Chess...but not everywhere
With the removal of the Taliban, chess has returned to Afghanistan, and the game is even starting to flourish in Iran. (See here and here.) In fact, chess has done well in many predominantly Muslim countries, most notably Garry Kasparov's home country of Azerbaijan (though Kasparov himself is not a Muslim). But in Iraq, however, chess is in danger.
No word yet on whether the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani intends to open the subject for discussion on a blog.
No word yet on whether the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani intends to open the subject for discussion on a blog.
posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 2:57 PM
2 Comments:
At 4:56 PM,
CelticDeath said…
If that's what Iraq's people want, then, like with any democracy, they get what they vote for. If this fledgling democracy survives, and does not go the route of Putin's Russia, then perhaps in time Iraq will endeavor to participate on the fields of bloodless combat with the other nations of the world.
At 5:18 PM,
Dennis Monokroussos said…
Sorry, R., but the management does not wish to take the blog in that direction. I appreciate your understanding.
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