<div dir="ltr">It seems that these religious applications are gaining lots of attention from the media. I was interviewed by Reuters last week, and the reporter who interviewed me tried to understand the nature of the sensitivity of applying for TLDs such as .islam, .halal, and .shia.<br>

<br>The Arab region (Libya, Iraq, Syria...) and the Islamic world (Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan...) have enough issues to deal with, leave alone dealing with issues related to the online world.<br><br>Fahd<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Louis Pouzin (well) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pouzin@well.com" target="_blank">pouzin@well.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/internet/Domain-names-spark-dispute-among-religious-groups/articleshow/16130800.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/internet/Domain-names-spark-dispute-among-religious-groups/articleshow/16130800.cms</a><br>




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