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Facebook Launches Islamic Hijri Calendar for Muslim Events
Facebook Launches Islamic Hijri Calendar for Muslim Events
17 July 2013
Social networking site Facebook has launched the Islamic Hijri calendar as a new feature for birthdays.
The calendar will be available as an option alongside the Gregorian version. The Hijri calendar is based on twelve lunar months and is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.
It will be offered first in Saudi Arabia before being rolled out to other countries with Islamic populations.
Facebook’s Middle East and Africa head Jonathan Labin said the new tool would allow Saudi users to better facilitate their social communications with friends and family.
People who use Facebook in Saudi Arabia will be notified about the Hijri calendar option by means of '€˜megaphone’, giving more information about the feature and offering the option to add their birthday to the '€˜about me’ section. The information can be hidden or made visible in accordance with personal preference.
"We believe this feature will gain great momentum in the weeks and months ahead, and as we test the response in Saudi Arabia, we are confident that rolling out in other countries across the Islamic world will become eminent," he said.
Facebook has 1.1 billion users worldwide and launched its regional Middle East and Africa operation in Dubai last year to boost its presence in the region.
Sources:
Courtney Trenwith, "Facebook launches Islamic calendar" Arabian Business July 17, 2013
"Islamic Hijri calendar now available on facebook" albawaba July 16, 2013
"Facebook launches new features for Islamic Hijri calendar" Telecompaper July 16, 2013
Social networking site Facebook has launched the Islamic Hijri calendar as a new feature for birthdays.
The calendar will be available as an option alongside the Gregorian version. The Hijri calendar is based on twelve lunar months and is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.
It will be offered first in Saudi Arabia before being rolled out to other countries with Islamic populations.
Facebook’s Middle East and Africa head Jonathan Labin said the new tool would allow Saudi users to better facilitate their social communications with friends and family.
People who use Facebook in Saudi Arabia will be notified about the Hijri calendar option by means of '€˜megaphone’, giving more information about the feature and offering the option to add their birthday to the '€˜about me’ section. The information can be hidden or made visible in accordance with personal preference.
"We believe this feature will gain great momentum in the weeks and months ahead, and as we test the response in Saudi Arabia, we are confident that rolling out in other countries across the Islamic world will become eminent," he said.
Facebook has 1.1 billion users worldwide and launched its regional Middle East and Africa operation in Dubai last year to boost its presence in the region.
Sources:
Courtney Trenwith, "Facebook launches Islamic calendar" Arabian Business July 17, 2013
"Islamic Hijri calendar now available on facebook" albawaba July 16, 2013
"Facebook launches new features for Islamic Hijri calendar" Telecompaper July 16, 2013
Covert Plot Behind Morsi Ouster Financed By Saudi Arabia and UAE
A
Saudi activist has described the removal Egypt’s president as a
clandestine plot to re-establish the ousted Mubarak regime’s figures
which afforded by Saudi Arabia and UAE.
Reports say Mujtahid bin Hareth bin Hammaam, who is an
active critic of the Al Saud royal family, has posted messages on Twitter,
bringing up the issue of Saudi king confidence over the inability of Morsi
supporters to gain the control after his removal.
Mujtahid stated in his Tweets that the domination of army
over the fabricated population gathered in June 30th and the detention of Mursi
ruling party senior members as well as the closure of TV channels affiliated to
Muslim Brotherhood would provide the ground to guarantee the victory of
designed coup against Morsi.
But the symptom of division among army officials caused the
coup contributors to apply another scheme dubbed ‘B’, Mujtahed added.
According to new scheme, thousands of security forces
affiliated to ex-regime of Mubarak set to arrange assaults against both the
opponents as well as supporters of ousted Morsi. These forces were supposed to
expand such clashes across the country, Mujtahid’s Tweets noted.
‘The main reason behind such overall clashes was to persuade
people that the country is slapped by general insecurity and the military
forces could only calm the situation,’ the Saudi activist added.
According to Mujtahid’s Tweets, the financial charges of the
coup were afforded by Saudi Arabia and UAE.
The ex-figures of Mubarak regime were supposed to regain
their post after coup, the activist noted.
Egypt has been the scene of rallies and clashes between
thousands of supporters and opponents of the ousted president as political
turmoil escalates in the North African country.
Morsi was unseated on July 3, and the Chief Justice of
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, was sworn in as interim
president of Egypt on July 4.
Morsi is reportedly being held "preventively” by the
military. Senior army officials say he might face formal charges over
accusations made by his opponents.
Source: AL Alam
http://globemuslims.com/en/news/502/covert-plot-behind-morsi-ouster-financed-by-saudi-arabia-and-uae
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