A fatwa has been issued on croissants in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria.

The crescent pastries have been deemed “haram” (forbidden in Islamic law) because of their colonial influence, according to a report in Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat, translated by Al-Arabiya.

A copy of the religious ruling, which appears to have been made by Sheikh Abu Mohammed of the Islamic court Hai’aa al-Sharia, has been circulated online.

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