Dubai On Monopoly?

Filed under: Arab Societies, Entertainment, Palestine, Religion — Eman at 6:26 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2008

UPDATE: NOMINATE AMMAN & TUNIS!

Only the most nominated cities would make it on the list of the “World Edition”. I already nominated the already listed 3 Arab cities thinking that any new nomination I would make would have no shot at making it on the list since there are only 8 days left for the voting to begin. But Khaled took a brave step and nominated Tunis, so I got all excited and nominated Tunis and Amman as well. It would be great if you guys showed some support ;) I know it’s just a game but the board would look really cooler with our beloved cities on it!
I’ve always enjoyed Monopoly, I really like the game and how it manages to gather members of the whole family around its colorful board for hours and hours!

And now the popular board game is introducing the “World Edition”, inviting online users to vote for cities that should appear on the board.
Many cities are nominated with a possibility to nominate new ones that are not already listed. Among the Arabic cities are Dubai, Cairo and Jerusalem… only these 3 cities? what a shame ;)
Residents of Dubai are being invited to vote for Dubai to appear on the new global edition of Monopoly.
I believe Dubai certainly deserves being listed, and people should vote for it.

But well, being the curious person I am, I had to check out what’s written in the description of each Arab city. And as usual it is admitted that Muslims reside Jerusalem besides Jews and Christians, BUT when it comes to religious significance of the city, it seems to be always limited to Jews, and Christians, completely ignoring Muslims.
The Monopoly site  pointed out the existence of Muslim residents but went on listing the Jewish and Christian holy sites, completely ignoring  Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is one of the holiest Muslim sites on the planet.

Call me whatever you want, but I believe that it’s because of such ignorance of Muslims’ historical and religious significance that many people around the globe don’t answer to our calls when Al-Aqsa Mosque is in danger of being totally and completely destroyed!

As I always say, Jerusalem is a holy city and includes the holiest sites for all three religions, but why should Muslims be completely left out?

5 Comments »

Comment by Andrea Ben Lassoued

February 22, 2008 @ 10:38 am

hi there,
i tried to vote for tunis but could not! i nominated it anyway, but it did not appear on the map after that…whats wrong? any ideas?
all the best,
andrea

Comment by Eman

February 22, 2008 @ 6:02 pm

Hi there Andrea,
What happened with you is so normal. Voting starts in 7 days, so u can’t vote now. But you can nominate, BUT the city you nominated will not show on the list unless it gets nominated from many people. Because only the most nominated cities will make it.
That’s why I didn’t nominate any new city at first, because there are only few days left and I’m not sure if it’s not too late, but after Khaled did nominate Tunis, I was like, what the heck, why not give it a try!

So don’t worry and let’s hope Tunis will get enough nominations :) And thanks dear!

Comment by Janissary

February 24, 2008 @ 6:04 am

BUT when it comes to religious significance of the city, it seems to be always limited to Jews, and Christians, completely ignoring Muslims.
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Ahem. [sound of throat clearing]

Eman, Monopoly is owned by Parker Brothers, which is owned by Hasbro, which is owned by the Hassenfeld family of Rhode Island, who are devout Jews. You might wish to write them and ask if they’ve omitted reference to Islam in Jerusalem as a matter of faith or of ignorance.

http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=cs_contact

Comment by Eman

February 27, 2008 @ 11:36 am

Janissary, wow! had no idea, thanks for the tip, that explains it all ;)
You know after writing the post I was like, was I a bit harsh? is it possible that I’m living one big conspiracy theory? lol, and then it turns out no, I’m not :D

Comment by Janissary

February 28, 2008 @ 3:53 am

Sometimes, Eman, one isn’t paranoid–people really are out to get you. :)

Rhode Island’s a tiny and generally liberal state, with a long history of religious tolerance. (Founded by the Puritan earl of Warwick, Robert Rich, who was a champion of relgious freedom and a bit of pirate. Ah! But you’ve read that book! :) )

Because of its religious tolerance, it has long had a significant and largely conservative Jewish population–it houses the first synagogue built in America. One of Rhode Island’s most conservative Jews is my sister-in-law. (Happily, we haven’t spoken in years.) She and her husband consistently vote Republican “because Bush will let Israel do whatever it wants.” In this one and only instance, she is correct.

Ironic how tolerance gives home to intolerance.

Oh. Craig’s back. I did my best for him while you guys slept. MMM will probably kill him with kindness.

And time for me to sleep. You have the watch.

Cheers

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