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Libyan Muslims have been prohibited from wearing Nike brand clothes.

The ban was ordered through a fatwa by Libya’s highest Islamic authority, the Dar al-Ifta, and approved by the country’s highest Islamic jurist, Sadiq al-Ghariani, the Daily Mail reported.

Aside from the ban on wearing Nike clothes, the fatwa prohibits the buying and selling of the clothing brand because of its logo, according to the Daily Mail.

Under Islam, polytheism, or the worship of other gods, is blasphemous. Nike is the Greek goddess of victory, and the brand’s iconic logo was inspired by her wings.

Although Nike has no stores in Libya, the clothes can be bought from local clothing retailers. The punishment for violators was not mentioned in the report.

If Libyan Muslims can be punished for wearing Nike clothes, a plane passenger was slapped with multiple charges for losing hers.

Sarah Parker, 30, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, pleaded guilty to outraging public decency, being drunk on an aircraft, and failing to follow the pilot’s instructions during a court hearing in Manchester on 3 November, Metro reported.

The charges stemmed from Parker’s behavior aboard a Tui flight from Birmingham, UK, to Melbourne, Florida, USA, on 24 July 2025.

Prosecutor Edward Downes told the magistrates at the hearing that Parker was intoxicated during the flight and got out of her seat during takeoff from Birmingham Airport, despite being told by the pilot to remain seated, according to Metro.

After getting out of her seat, Parker pulled down her shorts and underwear in the aisle, exposing herself in full view of the other passengers, Metro reported.

The pilot then landed the plane in Manchester, a disruption that reportedly resulted in £20,000 in losses to the airline.