Text Ticker: Virtual world for Muslims debuts
The BBC reports on a new Sims-like game especially for Muslims called Muxlim Pal.
"We are not a religious site, we are a site that is focused on the lifestyle," said Mohamed El-Fatatry, founder of Muxlim.com – the parent site of Muxlim Pal.
"This is for anyone who is remotely interested in the Muslim culture and the Muslim lifestyle," he said.
An interesting educational idea—to teach students about "Muslim lifestyle," show them not actual Muslims but virtual ones. But which "Muslim lifestyle" is being spoken for? Anyway, it's an arresting statement for those who assumed that the white picket fence dreams of The Sims might be wholly universal. [go!]
