Libya's top Islamic religious authority has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from buying, selling, or wearing Nike product...

Libya's top Islamic religious authority has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from buying, selling, or wearing Nike products, citing the brand's roots in ancient Greek mythology. The ruling was approved by Grand Mufti Sheikh Sadiq al-Gharyani of Dar al-Ifta, Libya's influential state religious body. The fatwa argues that Nike's name and logo are direct references to ancient Greek polytheism, which the authority considers incompatible with Islamic monotheism. Nike takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. The company's iconic swoosh logo was designed to evoke the wings of the goddess, a detail that Dar al-Ifta says makes the brand's symbols religiously impermissible for Muslims to display or trade. The fatwa goes further than the logo dispute. The ruling also accuses Nike of financially supporting Israel and calls on Muslims to extend the boycott to other companies it claims back the country. The religious authority framed the ban as both a theological and a political statement. Dar al-Ifta is not a minor fringe body. It is Libya's official state institution for Islamic legal rulings, and its fatwas carry significant weight among the country's Muslim population. Whether the ban will be enforced at a commercial level remains unclear, but the ruling puts Nike at the center of a religious and geopolitical controversy stretching from Tripoli to the ancient world. Nike has not issued any public response to the fatwa. #Nike #Libya #Greece