LONDON – Two months ago, a mosque in the UK decided to accept cryptocurrency donations – and it’s seen dramatic results… Masjid Ramadan in East London now has raised almost £14,000 in digital payments, Crypto News Review reported on July 16. During the past holy Hijri month of Ramadan, between May 16 and June 14, the mosque in Shacklewell …
It’s recorded in the Book of Hadith that Prophet Muhammed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever observes Al-Bardan (i.e, the Fajr & Asr Prayers) will enter Jannah.” (Al Bukari & Muslim). The above Prophetic Saying (Hadith) strengthens the significance of the Fajr Prayer (as well as other Prayers), and …
Swarmeena, a 22-year-old woman says, “Sad as it may seem, I can’t see myself living without the Internet. When I get home from college at 6:00 p.m., I take my coffee and head towards the computer. I’ll sit there just surfing the Net until about 12:00 a.m. most nights. My relationship with friends and family …
KSA’s National Information Center (NIC) and Public Security have launched a mobile biometrics system to verify hajj permits; Mohammed Al-Sulami of Arab News reported on Monday, August 28. The system provides the security personnel with many electronic services, including checking hajj permits and security scanning for wanted persons. This is conducted within seconds through fingerprinting, national ID or …
Microsoft will be an official supporter of the multinational, multisport Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, according to AzerNews. Elite athletes from countries belonging to the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will participate in the event, which is organized by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) and will be held from May 12 to 22 …
“My problem was that technology doesn’t help us express who we really are.” That’s how Islamoji app’s developer Sakeena Rashid talked about the inspirational ideas behind her app. Islamoji app is simply a custom emoji keyboard that you can add to your iPhone, and thus be able to use in various chat/text applications. The app, …
Do you enjoy playing online games? Have you been fingering away on your smartphone playing Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja, PES, and Samurai Vegean? Do you compete with friends for high scores on Facebook games? If so, you have ancient Egyptian scientists to thank for that. Flash games and online entertainment applications like …
Plans envision 50x gain in solving science problems.
How equipped are young people to, not only, cope with what is going on, but to actually try to redress the damage done by generations already passed? What will spending hours every day sitting in front of various forms of screens do to help them on their way?
Google DeepMind’s AI was beaten by Go world champion Lee Sedol on Sunday in the fourth game of the Challenge Series tournament. That’s the first time that Sedol has managed to beat the computer.
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