IslamOnline
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| URL | http://www.islamonline.net |
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| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Political/ Religious |
| Available language(s) | english and arabic sections |
| Owner | ? |
| Created by | Yusuf al-Qaradawi |
| Launched | June 24, 1997[1] |
| Revenue | mainly financed by donations and by selling its technical know-how to other Islamic institutions[2] |
IslamOnline.net is an Islamic website that describes its mission as to create a unique, global Islamic website on the Internet providing services to Muslims and non-Muslims in several languages. Its motto is "credibility and distinction."[3] Sunni Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi founded the site, but no longer has any ties to it. The Qatari government has forced moderates out of the website in March.[4][5] The English version of the website has not been updated since February 22.[1][2]
According to Alexa Internet, IslamOnline.net is one of the two most visited Islam-related websites on the Internet.[6] According to Alexa Traffic Rank in September 2007 most hits came from Egypt (21.4%), followed by the Palestinian Territories (11%), the United Arab Emirates (10.3%), Saudi Arabia (8.9%), Morocco (8.7%), USA (2.1%) and Germany and the UK 0.9%.[2]
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It has forums on various issues (Politics, New Muslims, Entertainment, etc.) and other interactive venues, such as the "Ask the Scholar" section, where visitors can post a question regarding Islam and get a response within days.[7] The Arabic and English sections are tailored to appeal to their respective audiences.[2] In just four years (2000–2003), around 306,691 materials have been published, 233,223 of which in Arabic and 73,486 in English.[8]
The replies to visitor questions in English may appear prone to hypocritical suggestions, such as not to take the Qur'an out of context. However, it is evident that the writer was demonstrating that other religious texts can be distorted and selectively quoted in this manner, not just the Qur'an.[9] The explanations are thoughtful and descriptive in their explanation of the Qur'an allowing great insight to those interested in learning more about Islam.
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The founder and IT manager of IslamOnline.net is Maryam al-Hajari.[2] IslamOnline.net has a small administrative office in Doha, while its content is managed from Cairo, Egypt, where more than 180 employees work full-time (in April 2007, 150 employees in November 2005).[2] The website also has more than 1500 writers, correspondents, counselors and Islamic scholars working with it from around the world. Its content providers belong to a large variety of creeds and ethnic backgrounds.[7] The full staff, including the Indian IT experts, are Muslim,[2] with the exception of a few Christians working at the Cairo office as of 2004[citation needed].
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- ^ Alexa on IslamOnline.net
- ^ a b c d e f IslamOnline.net: Independent, interactive, popular By Bettina Gräf, January 2008
- ^ "About Us". www.IslamOnline.net. http://www.islamonline.net/English/AboutUs.shtml.
- ^ http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/thoughts-on-the-islam-online-tragedy-and-the-removal-of-dr-qaradawi/
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/mar/18/islamonline-strike-justified-qatar
- ^ "Most Popular In Islam". www.Alexa.com. http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=28448.
- ^ a b "Home Page". www.IslamOnline.net. http://www.Islamonline.net.
- ^ IslamOnline.net Gets ISO Certificate By Mostafa Habousha, IOL Staff CAIRO, December 29, 2004
- ^ http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503544502 Islamonline.net Ask A Scholar post quoting Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, President of the Fiqh Council of North America.
