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Sabily 11.04 Is Based on Ubuntu 11.04, Has Unity

The Sabily developers proudly announced the immediate availability for download of the new and improved Sabily 11.04 operating system. Dubbed Al-Badr, Sabily 11.04 is now based on the recently released Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system and features the new Unity desktop interface. The release includes lo...

6 May 2011
13:51 GMT

Islamic Prayer Times Displayed in Google Search Results

Continuing their efforts to meet the needs of users worldwide, Google search results have recently been optimized by the integration of Islamic prayer times. Muslims are in the habit of praying 5 times a day depending on the position of the sun in the sky, therefore these times change throughout a year in accordance ...

29 April 2011
16:01 GMT

Sabily 9.10 Is Based on Karmic Koala

Earlier today (December 27), Mehdi Magnon proudly announced the final release of the Sabily 9.10 Linux distribution. Dubbed Gaza, this new release is based on the amazing Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system and it comes in two main editions: small and full. While the small edition contains basic applications ...

27 December 2009
12:01 GMT

Sabily 9.04 - Ubuntu for Muslims

The Sabily Team recently announced the release of Sabily 9.04 "Taibah" (formerly Ubuntu Muslim Edition) in three versions: the small 935 MB ISO with the most important packages, a Full 1.4 GB one with multimedia support and educational software, and the full 2.8 GB version with locally installed Quran recitations. "...

13 May 2009
02:58 GMT

LittleBigPlanet Launch Dates Pushed Back

Sony is now saying that its flagship title LittleBigPlanet will arrive in North America on October 27 while in Europe, the Middle East and Australia, the game will come “no later than the week commencing Monday 3rd November”.The delay was caused by complaints from various Muslim groups regarding some of t...

21 October 2008
21:11 GMT

Nokia Offers Free Ramadan Mobile Applications

Following the success of the Ramadan-related content in 2006 and 2007, Nokia has released new mobile applications dedicated to the Muslim religious celebration that will start at the beginning of September. Available as free downloads or pre-loaded on select Nokia handsets, the applications for this year's Rama...

14 August 2008
09:55 GMT

YouTube Causes Protests Due to Offensive Video, Full Ban Imminent

Google and YouTube are once again in trouble after a video uploaded by the Dutch MP Geert Wilders caused protests in Indonesia as lots of Muslims considered the clip offensive for their nation. Geert Wilders became famous for his criticism of the Islam culture because he had always struggled to stop Muslims from movi...

3 April 2008
05:38 GMT

There Are Already More Muslisms Than Catholics

Islam is conquering the world, and not by sword but by number. There are already more Muslims than Roman Catholics, turning the Islamic religion into the world's largest religious denomination, as signaled by L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper. The world's Catholics may make 1.13 billion peopl...

1 April 2008
05:26 GMT

How Did the Islam Conquer the World?

Arabia is mostly made of desert, inhabited mainly by nomad tribes during the 7th century. On the shores of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, fertile areas with many flourishing settlements were found, but the products were mainly local. The trade roads led to Syria and Mesopotamia (Iraq). Prosperous oases were found on t...

2 February 2008
03:59 GMT

"Allahu Akbar" Phrase Removed from Wii Title

It's hard to please everyone and sometimes it doesn't even take violent gameplay to upset some potential players; a couple of words in the upcoming Wii game Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure from Capcom have managed to get the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) react swiftly. The words in q...

2 August 2007
04:02 GMT

Islam Will Go out in Space

Malaysia will send its first astronaut out in space, but he must be very careful to respect the rules. The Muslim rules, that is!Malaysia is a multi-religious society and Islam is the official religion. According to the Population and Housing Census 2000 figures, approximately 60.4 percent of the population practice...

1 May 2007
02:50 GMT

First Look: Ubuntu Muslim Edition

Ubuntu Muslim Edition is yet another free and open source operating system based on the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. What makes this one special? Well, it comes customized with Islamic software, like prayer times or an Arabic learning software. This special edition of Ubuntu Linux also features GUI improvements...

5 March 2007
11:31 GMT


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