Grand mufti bans chess in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, has ruled that chess is forbidden in Islam, saying it "encourages gambling and is a waste of time". The fatwa was issued during a ...
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