Austria's Turkish community won the battle against Danish toy giant Lego yesterday. The firm has agreed to withdraw a Star Wars toy set that features a mosque-like building inhabited by an obese, hookah-smoking alien.
The play set was added by Lego to its Star Wars collection in 2012. However, it outraged the Austria's Islamic community in January this year after a Muslim father found his son to be gifted with the play set. The game is for the children at the age group between nine and 14 years.
Chairman of the Turkish Cultural Association of Austria, Birol Kilic, said that Jabba's Palace LEGO play set is "culturally insensitive". He added that the game features a mosque like building that symbolizes the Istanbul's historic mosque Hagia Sophia.
Also, he said that that it is not the right thing to find a place in the children's bedroom as the minaret-like tower features machine guns. This will lead children to become insensitive towards violence and other cultures. The game was based on a movie released 30 years ago.
Lego has not commented on the withdrawn as of now. However, Birol Kilic said in a statement, "We are very grateful and congratulate Lego on the decision to take Jabba's Palace out of production".
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