‘Violent’ Mixed Martial Arts banned
29 August, 2024 16:12
In a wired move, the Afghanistan Taliban Government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA) declaring the sport to be un-Islamic.
The ban was imposed by the sports authority via statement stating that they found “the sport is problematic with respect to sharia and it has many aspects which are contradictory to the teachings of Islam.”
“That’s why this decision has been made to ban mixed martial arts in Afghanistan.”
The order was passed down by Afghanistan’s morality police in the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice after an investigation.
It said that MMA was banned in part because it was considered too violent and posed fatal injury or death.
Moreover, they recently ratified a morality law formalising many rules on behaviour and dress, including that men must not wear shorts above the knee.
Martial arts are popular sports in Afghanistan.
Moreover, it has not been recognised as an Olympic sport, in part due to safety concerns.
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