After reading a recent op-ed from the New York Times (hat tip to Nomad @ mod-blog), I found myself alarmed to see that extremist jihadist ideology is being introduced to children by an American video game maker.
The software maker appears to produce some entertaining games for children of the Muslim faith, but “Ummah Defense I” stands out for its underlying message of intolerance for other faiths:
“It’s the year 2114 and the Earth is finally united under the Banner of Islam. As a member of the Intergalactic Muslim Council (IGMC), your job is to help coordinate Dawa efforts on other planets. You couldn’t be happier with your work, until the Flying Evil Robot Armada (FERM) attacks your home planet of Earth. It seems there was one disbeliever, known as Abu Lahab XVIII, left on Earth, and in his desperate attempt to deny the truth of Islam, he has constructed a whole army of robots to destroy the Earth and all of its Muslims. (He needs to use robots because all the humans had embraced Islam).”
Does this storyline suggest that mainstream Muslims feel that the whole world should be devoid of any person who does not share their faith? Are nonbelievers to be destroyed? What a great not-so-subtle way to brainwash Muslim children. At least Christians “brainwash” their children with games that promote love instead of hate.
Tags: [Islam, Muslim, jihad, war on terror, waronterror, 911, 9/11, video games, children]
