The Religion of ‘Star Wars’: Why People of All Faiths Embrace the Force

The Religion of ‘Star Wars’: Why People of All Faiths Embrace the Force May 26, 2017
Yahoo Movies 
A lifelong Star Wars fan from California, Irfan Rydhan always saw echoes of his Muslim faith in the concept of the Force. But when he began researching the parallels between Star Wars and Islam for a blog post, he was surprised to find a traditional Sufi figure that reminded him of Yoda. “Al-Khidr is described as a green being who is very knowledgeable,” Rydhan, a project manager in the design and construction industry, tells Yahoo Movies. “And obviously that kind of translated for me into Yoda, who’s a green creature who guides someone into the right path.”
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