"Abu Dhabi - any wargaming scene there?" Topic
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| Arteis | 29 May 2009 1:26 a.m. PST |
If I end up in Abu Dhabi for a while, will I find any wargaming clubs or shops there? I'm hoping there's enough of an expat community that there might possibly, just possibly, be something … |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 29 May 2009 4:49 a.m. PST |
art representing/recreating God's creations are forbidden in Muslim contries. Playing with little men will definately be frowned upon.
try backgammon but watch your opponent.. cheating is an art form unto itself. |
| Eclectic Wave | 29 May 2009 8:44 a.m. PST |
I have to point out that the prohibition is only against living creatures of God. Art representing landscapes, plants, non-living items are okay. So you can have a painting of a landscape, but paint an animal into it and you are in trouble. My question is, does this cover imaginary creatures as well? Unicorns don't exist, they are not God's creation, so are they prohibited? And if imaginary creatures are prohibited, what is the argument for this? I am not trying to be insulting, I am actually curious about the subject. Anybody know anything about this one? |
| Jerzei Balowski | 29 May 2009 12:29 p.m. PST |
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| Gattamalata | 29 May 2009 7:51 p.m. PST |
art representing/recreating God's creations are forbidden in Muslim contries. Depends on the country… Playing with little men will definately be frowned upon. Pretty much frowned upon anywhere…  Kids play with action figures, so the idea of miniatures being taboo isn't true, unless it's a fundamentalist state. |
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