Halal "facebook" rival

Does the world need a halal social network? The co-founder and president of Salamworld, Abdul-Vahid Niyazov, thinks it does.

Salamworld, set to launch in spring 2014, is a social media project aimed at creating a platform based on the core values of Islam, for and by Muslims. Not only does it seek to connect the Ummah—the global Muslim community—but it also plans on providing Islamic services and products such as addresses of halal shops and mosques, an Islamic encyclopedia, games and news. Though there there have been similar attempts in the past, like the now defunct Finland-based Muxlim.com, which launched in 2006, and Egypt’s failed IkhwanBook.com in 2010, Salamworld has very deep pockets.