Neowin News Feed for: Islam

Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks Facebook for stricter rules against Islamophobia

Paul Hill — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 23:36:02 +0000

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has written an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to take firmer action against Islamophobic content. He said not enough action is being taken right now. Read more...

YouTube ban upheld in Egypt following top court's ruling over anti-Islamic video

Jay Bonggolto — Sun, 27 May 2018 09:10:01 +0000

Egypt's top administrative court has upheld a ruling in 2013 ordering regulators to block access to YouTube in the country over a film posted on the site portraying the prophet Mohammad negatively. Read more...

Egypt's Grand Mufti issues fatwa against bitcoin

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:10:01 +0000

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Shawki Allam, has issued a fatwa against the use of bitcoin largely due to the risks he perceives with the cryptocurrency for individuals, groups, and institutions. Read more...

Turkey orders Facebook to take down pages that insult Mohammad

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:32:01 +0000

Turkey has ordered Facebook to take down content that was deemed to be offensive to the prophet Mohammad, but the company has yet to respond. Despite its stance on free speech it will likely comply. Read more...

Trailer for anti-Islamic film pulled from YouTube in Egypt and Libya

Paul Ferson — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:08:59 +0000

A trailer for a film entitled 'Innocence of Muslims', previously known as 'Innocence of Bin Laden', has been hidden by Google in Egypt and Libya due to outrage it sparked after airing on national TV. Read more...

New Islamic phone always points towards Mecca

Andy Weir — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:24:23 +0000

As the market trends towards ever more powerful smartphones fuelled by apps of all shapes and sizes, one company aims to eschew this approach, targeting its new handset specifically towards Muslims. Read more...

Facebook kills anti-Muslim group

James Hall — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:08:41 +0000

Facebook has disabled an anti-Islamic group called "I Hate Muslims in Oz" after the issue was brought to their attention by CNet's Chris Matyszczyk. Facebook's stance toward Holocaust-denying groups is more ambivalent. The company's terms... Read more...