So there’s this Yoga Fatwa stuff going on in Malaysia, we’re not sure if you heard. And since this has launched a deeper discussion on religion, we wondered, in what other Muslim countries do they practice/tolerate yoga? We were pretty intrigued by what we found. Below are the Top 5 Major Muslim countries in which we were most surprised to find yoga in bloom.
1. Iran – links Nava Scientific Yoga of Iran, Yoga Association of Iran
2. Pakistan – links Yoga Federation of Pakistan, Pakistan Yoga Federation
3. Saudi Arabia – link Saudi Arabia Yoga and Fitness Centre
4. Afghanistan - The Most Beautfiul Thing I Saw in Kabul- Inspiring article about yoga in an Afghani orphanage. (see photo)
5. Egypt* - Egypt Yoga Festival, Yoga by cities in Egypt
*Egypt has seen it’s own yoga fatwa.
