IslamOnline

IslamOnline

Infobox Website
name = IslamOnline.net



caption = IslamOnline.net logo
url = http://www.islamonline.net
commercial = No
type = Political/ Religious
language = english and arabic sections
registration =
owner = Yusuf al-Qaradawi and the Al-Balagh Charity Society in Doha, Qatar
author = Yusuf al-Qaradawi
launch date = June 24, 1997 [ [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main/islamonline.net Alexa on IslamOnline.net] ]
current status =
revenue = mainly financed by donations and by selling its technical know-how to other Islamic institutions

IslamOnline.net describes its mission as to create a unique, global Islamic website on the Internet that provides services to Muslims and non-Muslims in several languages.cite web | url=http://www.islamonline.net/English/AboutUs.shtml | title= About Us | publisher=www.IslamOnline.net]

According to Alexa Internet, IslamOnline.net is one of the two most visited Islam-related websites on the Internet.cite web | url=http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=28448 | title = Most Popular In Islam | publisher= www.Alexa.com ] 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%.

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 response within days.cite web | url = http://www.Islamonline.net | title = Home Page | publisher = www.IslamOnline.net] The Arabic and English sections are tailored to appeal to their respective audiences.In just four years (2000-2003), around 306,691 materials have been published, 233,223 of which in Arabic and 73,486 in English. [ [http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2004-12/29/article02.shtml IslamOnline.net Gets ISO Certificate] By Mostafa Habousha, IOL Staff CAIRO, December 29, 2004]

IslamOnline.net is owned by Sunni Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi and the Al-Balagh Charity Society in Doha, Qatar.cite web | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,,1398055,00.html | title = Fundamental union | publisher = The Guardian | author = Brian Whitaker | date = 2005-01-25 ] Its founder and IT manager is Maryam al-Hajari. [http://www.arabmediasociety.com/index.php?article=576&printarticle IslamOnline.net: Independent, interactive, popular] By Bettina Gräf, January 2008] 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). 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.The full staff, including the Indian IT experts, are Muslim. With some exceptions! In 2004, a few Christians were working at the Cairo office.

References

ee also

*Islamism
*Yusuf al-Qaradawi

External links

* [http://www.islamonline.net IslamOnline.net]


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