Taliban suspends chess in Afghanistan over gambling concerns
Taliban suspends chess in Afghanistan over gambling concerns
Chess will be suspended until religious considerations are addressed, a spokesman said.
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And horses can move sideways, which is just nonsense. I have a TV so I know. Horses go forward or, at best, galavant at The Olympics dressage events. And castles don’t move. I agree with the Taliban on this one. Chess is misleading. It is haram.
Not to mention the queen is the most powerful piece on the board, I mean WTF!? Obviously we can't allow a woman to have that much power in a 100% male dominated society!
Holy shit this might actually be the reason.
Insanity
Exactly.
Whatever reason, insanity is almost definitely behind it.
Also it involves use of the mind, something the Taliban are resolutely opposed to.