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Chess is haram ? - John Blake - 21-01-2016
Found this in yahoonews today
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Re: Chess is haram ? - Gerard Blake - 21-01-2016
The Graudian has an article on it too
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/21/chess-forbidden-in-islam-rules-saudi-arabia-grand-mufti
Re: Chess is haram ? - Ianbrownlee - 22-01-2016
Nigel Short was on the radio yesterday about Saudi Arania (BBC Scotland) apparently its a fatwa not a ban the Saudi Chess Association still exists