Qalbox
Qalbox profiled here: Zaira Lakhpatwala, Arab News, Muslim-centric streaming app Qalbox gaining in popularity in MidEast, 10 Feb 2024 “Part of the popular Muslim Pro app, the Qalbox library...
OpenAI Apps
Lauren Goode, Wired, OpenAI’s New App Store Could Turn ChatGPT Into an Everything App, 10 Jan 2024 “A new app store from the creator of ChatGPT invites companies to...
Digital Urdu
Anmol Irfan, Time, The Fight to Preserve the Urdu Script in the Digital World, 27 Sep 2023 “The Matnsaz app is part of a larger initiative by the same...
Censorship-resistant apps
Chiara Castro, TechRadar, Developers can now build censorship-resistant apps with Google’s new tool, 14 Sep 2023 “The tool comes as a direct response to Iran’s harsh internet crackdown during...
Gershad Iran
The National, Iranian women use phone app Gershad to evade morality police, 13 July 2023 ” … tens of thousands of women are now using a mobile phone app...
Arafat Khutbah App
Every year, digital technology is further embedded within the hajj. It is interesting to track these developments (I’ve been doing so over the years). The Manarat Al Haramain app...
Iran Apps Suspended
Arab News, Major Iranian apps suspended from Google Play as US sanctions bite, 19 June 2023 “London-based Farsi network Iran International reported on Monday that e-commerce company Digikala and...
Fatwa Pro
Egypt Independent, Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa launches ‘Fatwa Pro’ app, 22 October 2022 “‘Fatwa Pro’ is a multilingual app established to communicate with all forms of Muslim communities, especially in...
Religious Conversion Online
Business Today, Religious conversion via online games: Prime accused arrested in Thane; MoS reacts, 12 June 2023 “UP Police recently busted a religion conversion racket in Ghaziabad where the...
Virtual Speed Dating Anybody?
Sadia Azmat, Hyphen Online, Is virtual speed dating the way to make a real online connection?, 16 May 2023 “Speed dating is supposed to be fun, fast and flirtatious....