Qatar has removed a statue depicting a headbutt attack by footballer
Zinedine Zidane following an outcry by conservatives who slammed it as anti-Islam
idolisation.
The five-metre sculpture depicting the France footballer attacking
Italy's Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final was put on display
on Doha's corniche on October 3.
But the statue, sculpted by Algerian-born French artist Adel Abdessemed,
appears to have offended Muslim conservatives, who saw it as a
violation of religious tenets.
It was removed on Monday, according to local newspapers.
The five-metre sculpture depicting the France footballer attacking
Italy's Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final was put on display
on Doha's corniche on October 3.
But the statue, sculpted by Algerian-born French artist Adel Abdessemed,
appears to have offended Muslim conservatives, who saw it as a
violation of religious tenets.
It was removed on Monday, according to local newspapers.
"Congratulations for having new idols," wrote one tweeter sarcastically,
as the Arabic hashtag "Zidane's statue in Qatar" triggered huge
reaction from dismayed conservatives.
"It is sad that our youth see in this art and modernity. Our children do
not differentiate between the right and the wrong, or the haram
(prohibited) and the halal (permissible)," wrote another.
To avoid the possibility of idolisation, Islamic jurisprudence prohibits statues of human beings and animals.
SOURCE:
Aljazeera
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