[governance] Halal Search Engine

[Sivasubramanian Muthusamy]

Hello,

It is not amusing. This could inspire other religious groups to start Kosher
search engines, satvic search engines ?? Such divisions could create closed
Internet communities.

Usually, Internet communities are specialized groups that do not restrain or
prohibit the members of the community from being a part of any other
community; religious communities with a restrained attitude could emerge to
be communities that restrain or influence (if not prohibit) its members from
being a part of other communities.

Sivasubramanian Muthusamy


On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Meryem Marzouki <marzouki at ras.eu.org> wrote:

> Very funny indeed. I'm eagerly waiting for the www.iamharam.com search
> engine (the domain name is still free BTW).But after all, simply a
> targetted form of blocking: isn't blocking all about "unethical" websites,
> whatever the "ethic" reference?
> But what is *really* clever with this is the possibilities
> of really well targeted advertisement.
>
> Le 4 sept. 09 à 10:26, Shahzad Ahmad a écrit :
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Do you know something about this "HALAL" Search Engine...
> www.iamhalal.com
>
> It seems that now cyberspace is heading towards religious divisions also...
> This search engine only wants to focus Muslim Internet Users. Couldn't
> figure out that who is behind it?
>
>
> They claim to be blocking ALL "unethical" websites... I reckon a new
> interesting form of blocking..isn't it? I also feel that this search engine
> wants to develop their business "using" religion :)
>
> It is very funny... they have somehow arranged 3 levels of searches being
> Haram... Don't know the logic behind it though as how they decided these
> levels. Level 3 is the serach at top most level... which they think is
> really really haram.
>
> For example, put "Sex" in the search area, it is haram at level 3 (BTW how
> "sex" can be haram ;)). If you search "Penis", it is at Level 2 of being
> haram and "Breasts" are also at level 2 ;))) See for yourself, am not
> attaching the screen shots :)
>
> Would really love to hear your thoughts on this... particularly, if someone
> know that how will it work...and who is behind it?
>
> best wishes
> Shahzad
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