Sony vs Islam. It's Only a Game - Or Is It?

UPDATE:

More about the offensive song "Tapha Niang" by Toumani Diabate:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7686590.stm
The song itself (well worth a listen):
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMO9YVVfHQ.

Thanks to KillDogma for this info.

There may be millions of people in your country who are still quite unaware of the threat that Islam represents to your national freedoms - especially those young kids with their heads stuck in their computer games. Well, I guess that's all about to end. Even they may start to realise there's a virtually unstoppable robot attacking their hallowed space - and I'm not just talking about virtual reality and cyberspace here.

Sony has postponed the global release of a much-anticipated video game due to concerns that it may offend Muslims.

The heinous 'offending' words:
1- In the 18th second: "كل نفس ذائقة الموت" ("kollo nafsin tha'iqatol mawt", literally: 'Every soul shall have the taste of death').
2- Almost immediately after, in the 27th second: "كل من عليها فان" ("kollo man alaiha fan", literally: 'All that is on earth will perish').

Sources:
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7679151.stm
Videogaming
http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/10/17/confirmed-littlebigplanet-delayed-ov...
Kotaku
http://kotaku.com/5065076/littlebigplanet-faces-worldwide-recall-for-quran-re...

Can I suggest you think about letting Sony know just how you feel about their kind efforts to protect us from offending Islam?

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/SupportAll/

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[Zeegoner]

@coltsuperocean I'm a muslim and I don't beat my wife. I don't worship pedos. I don't wear dresses. I dont smell shit. I don't abuse my children. just saying the word "pig" is haram or forbidden. I worship one thing and one thing only: God. Nothing else, I'm not a terrorist, I don't condone terrorism, and I hate terrorists. As a muslim I do one thing: worship God. Why is the media posing all muslims next to all this bullshit. I just worship God the creator and live my life following God's rules.

[hqhosam1671]

i love sony , lbp and mm

and i am Muslim

they apologist to us if Microsoft did this mastic they will never apologist.

[Soothsayer42]

Its alright Sony

[Hanouch1996]

@Dynamo177 ye i'll see you there. ;)

[Dynamo177]

@Hanouch1996 You Shut The Fuck Up And You Have No Respect For Realigoins Bitch Ill See You In Hell

[syazwan03]

@Hanouch1996 get a life if u hate muslim

[Hanouch1996]

OMGGG I HATE MUSLIMSSSSSSSS RETARDS

[ninjasaga97]

mrshorty13579 its not just a fucking song..,it involve our relegon..,if other says bad 2 your relegion..,would u angry?? OF COURSE!!

[throneinc]

and who the fuck stones women for not wearing the head scarf ? OP you're completely biased.

[throneinc]

i dont view these sentences as offensive in anyone, it just says everything is distant to die, even this planet and every inhabitant, and why would muslims be offended by it? i sure didn't.

[DoWieFX]

What game was it that was held in a mchester catherdrel? I cant think of any lol.

[FeignofCordor]

I`m glad these phrases got removed because I wouldn`t want kids in anyway becoming aware of verses from the qur`an subliminally