The app will connect all Muslim youth, men and women via their social networking accounts of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from across the nation to create an anti-ISIS campaign.
To join the fight against terror propagated by ISIS, the Mahim Dargah trust has developed a first-of-a-kind application. In an attempt to stop indoctrination, radicalisation and recruitment of youths from India into the terrorist organisation, the Pir Makhdum Saheb Charitable Trust (PMSCT) has launched the app titled under its own name.
Connecting over 10, 000 small and large Muslim communities across India, the app will ensure much-needed vigilance into the spreading menace of cyber-terror training and recruitment carried out by ISIS in the nation.Developed by a team of Information Technology (IT) students, associated with PMSCT, the app has already connected around 30, 000 youth from Mumbai, claimed Mufti Manzoor Ziyaee, Islamic advisor to the trust.
"The app features the correct teachings of Islam, articles and speeches by Islamic scholars. It also has an array of programmes related to anti-terror campaigns and community-connect initiatives," Ziyaee told iamin. The news of four youths from Kalyan, including engineering student Areeb Majeed, having been recruited by ISIS last year was the reason behind the Dargah trust’s initiative to develop the app. They hope it will counter the social media sites used by the terror outfit to influence young men.
"Nowadays, Islam can be preached via social networking sites. For betterment of the world and humanity, the right message and teachings will be upheld by the app and thus, all spiritual leaders of the community supported it," Ziyaee added.
The app will connect all Muslim youth, men and women via their social networking accounts of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from across the nation to create an anti-ISIS campaign. In the first phase of the campaign, the trust will also counsel youth from Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai, Pune and other cities in the state to stay away from any links or connections with any radical outfit. In the second phase, around 1, 000 more apps, twitter handles and Facebook accounts are going to be started to spread awareness against ISIS in India.
This article was first published on iamin.in. For more such hyperlocal stories, visit their website.
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