Dubai, August 24: Two years after its launch, the website of Prophet Mohamed has reached 70 million visitors and ranked first in a regional competition.
The website, called The Prophet of God, was launched in 2008 in the wake of the Danish cartoons that sparked outrage all over the Muslim world, said site manager Mohamed Ashour.
Site Manager Mohamed Ashour"We wanted to respond to insults with mercy," he told Al Arabiya. "And we made sure that the website does not end up as a temporary reaction to a specific incident. It has been going on since then and visitors reached 70 million."
The website, whose slogan is We Preserved your Memory, contains the biography and teachings of the prophet in 11 languages.
"We are currently working on a Turkish version and will soon launch Persian and Japanese versions as soon as we hire professional translators."
Ashour added that the website got first place in the Sheikh Salem al-Sabah information technology competition in Kuwait and was awarded the title Best Technical Website in the Arab world.
According to Ashour, all those who work in the website are volunteers and their numbers have been increasing over the past two years.
"When we announced launching the website, countless volunteers expressed their interest to work with us. Now, their number has reached 30,000."
When asked about the funding of the website, Ashour added that it is basically marketing and donations while most expenses go to translations.
"We make sure that translations are done by professional individuals and companies and we spend a lot on that since we have so many languages."
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