It's hard to be God'': Nike banned in Libya because of its association with the ancient Greek goddess Libya's highest Islamic body issued a fatwa banning Muslims from buying, selling or wearing Nike-branded items. All because of the company's name: in ancient Greek mythology, Nike is the goddess of victory. Theologians decided that the brand logo (swoosh) symbolizes her wings. In their opinion, wearing such clothes "promotes polytheism". The ban has no legal effect, but the religious council has a lot of authority in Israel and is listened to. Last year, the same body banned the four-leaf clover design of the French brand Van Cleef & Arpels. So theologians believed that the use of lucky symbols was against the norms of Islam. The world is burning, and we are in Zen.

It's hard to be God'': Nike banned in Libya because of its association with the ancient Greek goddess Libya's highest Islamic body issued a fatwa banning Muslims from buying, selling or wearing Nike-branded items. All because of the company's name: in ancient Greek mythology, Nike is the goddess of victory. Theologians decided that the brand logo (swoosh) symbolizes her wings. In their opinion, wearing such clothes "promotes polytheism". The ban has no legal effect, but the religious council has a lot of authority in Israel and is listened to. Last year, the same body banned the four-leaf clover design of the French brand Van Cleef & Arpels. So theologians believed that the use of lucky symbols was against the norms of Islam. The world is burning, and we are in Zen.