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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
===Promoting "unislamic" values=== | ===Promoting "unislamic" values=== | ||
[[File:Pokemon_rumors_flyer.jpg| | [[File:Pokemon_rumors_flyer.jpg|250px|thumb|A flyer warning against the Pokémon franchise, depicting Pokémon names and their supposed translation from Hebrew. These types of flyers were handed out by several fundamentalist Muslim groups in schools and mosques.]] | ||
Similar to the [[History of Pokémon|Pokémania]] phenomenon experienced in America, the introduction of the Pokémon franchise to the {{wp|Arab world}} in 2000 resulted in an unprecedented surge in popularity, almost reaching the status of a cultural phenomenon. Swiftly, stores were inundated with an abundance of [[Pokémon merchandise|Pokémon products]], and the [[anime]] series rapidly found its way onto television stations in every country across the region. | Similar to the [[History of Pokémon|Pokémania]] phenomenon experienced in America, the introduction of the Pokémon franchise to the {{wp|Arab world}} in 2000 resulted in an unprecedented surge in popularity, almost reaching the status of a cultural phenomenon. Swiftly, stores were inundated with an abundance of [[Pokémon merchandise|Pokémon products]], and the [[anime]] series rapidly found its way onto television stations in every country across the region. | ||
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{{bulbanews|BattleZone to hold first National Championships in United Arab Emirates}} | {{bulbanews|BattleZone to hold first National Championships in United Arab Emirates}} | ||
A ''fatwā'' was also issued in the {{wp|United Arab Emirates|U.A.E.}} emirate of {{wp|Dubai}}, however no bans officially occurred.<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/dubai-scholars-declare-pokemon-unislamic-1.412648 Dubai scholars declare Pokemon unislamic - ''Gulfnews'']</ref> Although the U.A.E. takes its Islamic identity seriously like most Arab states, actions based solely on ''fatwā'' would however violate {{wp|Constitution of the United Arab Emirates|its federal constitution}}. Regardless of this, the licensed local distributor ceased importing Pokémon cards into the U.A.E. until the early 2010s, when the TCG experienced a resurgence among local players. In 2016, the U.A.E. became the first Arab country to be officially sanctioned by [[The Pokémon Company International]] to hold official [[Play! Pokémon]] events. | A ''fatwā'' was also issued in the {{wp|United Arab Emirates|U.A.E.}} emirate of {{wp|Dubai}}, however no bans officially occurred.<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/dubai-scholars-declare-pokemon-unislamic-1.412648 Dubai scholars declare Pokemon unislamic - ''Gulfnews'']</ref> Although the U.A.E. takes its Islamic identity seriously like most Arab states, actions based solely on ''fatwā'' would however violate {{wp|Constitution of the United Arab Emirates|its federal constitution}}. Regardless of this, the licensed local distributor ceased importing Pokémon cards into the U.A.E. until the early 2010s, when the TCG experienced a resurgence among local players. In 2016, the U.A.E. became the first Arab country to be officially sanctioned by [[The Pokémon Company International]] to hold official [[Play! Pokémon]] events. | ||
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==Pokémon video games== | ==Pokémon video games== | ||
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{{bulbanews|Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions to be performed in United Arab Emirates}} | {{bulbanews|Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions to be performed in United Arab Emirates}} | ||
On March 31, 2017, [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] was performed at the {{wp|Corniche (Abu Dhabi)|Corniche}} in {{wp|Abu Dhabi}}, United Arab Emirates as part of the Mother of the Nation Festival. It is the first Symphonic Evolutions concert to be performed in the Arab world. | On March 31, 2017, [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] was performed at the {{wp|Corniche (Abu Dhabi)|Corniche}} in {{wp|Abu Dhabi}}, United Arab Emirates as part of the Mother of the Nation Festival. It is the first Symphonic Evolutions concert to be performed in the Arab world. | ||
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==Related articles== | ==Related articles== | ||
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{{Pokémon around the world}} | {{Pokémon around the world}} | ||
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