Pokemon means "I'm Jewish". Thus the broadcast circulating on social media,
along with the excitement of the Pokemon Go game.

According to the broadcast, pokemon comes from Syriac or Syriac which means
"I'm Jewish". While Pikachu is said to mean "be a Jew".

Actually, the polemic about the meaning of Pokemon has been sticking out since 2001,
when Saudi Arabian clerics forbid Pokemon because they are considered campaigning
theory of evolution and is considered Jewish propaganda to keep Muslim children away from their religion.

Soon after, Pokemon comics and toys were taken to store shelves and orders were cancelled.
Pokemon haram fatwas were also issued by scholars in Qatar, Dubai, Jordan and Egypt.

Mohammed Abu Laila, a professor at Egypt's Al Azhar University,
found no evidence that Pokemon comes from Syriac and means "I am Jewish".
and there is no valid evidence that pikachu means “be a jew.”

However, he agrees that Pokemon games spread atheist ideas and distance themselves from God.

"From a parent's point of view, this game keeps children away from God,
and spread atheist ideas," he was quoted as saying by the Los Angeles Times on April 24, 2001.