Zack & Wiki drops Islamic phrase after complaints

Wolfwood | August 01, 2007 | Other | Wii

With the so-called storm over racism in Resident Evil 5, it may surprise you to learn that Capcom was actually taken to task over a completely different game, Zack & Wiki for the Nintendo Wii. The company received complaints from Muslims who realized footage from E3 gameplay demos of Zack & Wiki included the Arabic phrase "Allahu akbar", meaning "God is most Great", which is used during Islamic prayers. Capcom took the complaints to heart and has promised the final versions of the game will not include the phrase. According to a news release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR):

In an e-mail to CAIR, a Capcom spokesperson wrote: "We have already contacted the team working on the game, and the phrase has been removed from the game and will not be heard in future videos released to the public."

The spokesperson added that the company had received other complaints about the inclusion of the phrase in the game.

"We appreciated Capcom's willingness to address Muslim concerns and applaud the company's swift and appropriate actions," said CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin.

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nflsmc | August 02, 2007

My goodness, people are WAAAY too sensitive these days.
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WiiVolve | August 02, 2007

I agree that that should have been removed. Who would want their religion to be part of such a stupid game =)
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  Infinite Gravity | August 02, 2007
  
  Exactly.
  As a Muslim myself, Zack and Wiki saying God is most great doesn't affect me much, but for that game? Pfft.
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KingX2 | August 02, 2007

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My goodness, people are WAAAY too sensitive these days.
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Why do people have to find fault in so many things these days? I'm sure the creators of Resident Evil 5 weren't meaning to be racist.
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bbb7002004 | August 02, 2007

How is RE 5 being racist anyway? Any game set in Africa is going to have Africans in it.

And why is everyone insulting Z&W?
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WiiVolve | August 02, 2007

I've been hearing a lot from people that Muslims are very sensitive about their religion. But the truth is, that's right! Muslims by far are the only people out of Jews, Christians, and Muslims that actually seem to still be religious with their faiths. I'm not talking about the few handful of terrorists who are going to go to hell anyway. I'm talking about that one guy in your neighborhood who you probably never talked to because you were too afraid of him.