Wednesday, February 06, 2008

First, it was the teddy bear...now it's the soccer balls!

Moslems miffed again! Bent out of shape like Mohammed Beckham.

The Bangladesh government says it's banned the sale of soccer balls inscribed with a Koranic verse to avoid offending the faithful in the mainly Muslim country. The move came after hundreds of people held angry protests in the capital, Dhaka, at the weekend.The government says the marketing of such footballs is an outrageous and contemptuous act, which has hurt the sentiments of devout Muslims. An official investigation has also been launched into how the balls were imported and sold in the country.