Media News - Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Virtual world for Muslims debuts Muxlim

A trial version of the first virtual world aimed at the Muslim community has been launched. Called Muxlim Pal, it allows Muslims to look after a cartoon avatar that inhabits the virtual world. Based loosely on other virtual worlds such as The Sims, Muxlim Pal lets members customise the look of their avatar and its private room. Aimed at Muslims in Western nations, Muxlim Pal's creators hope it will also foster understanding among non-Muslims. '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. Mr El-Fatatry said the virtual world had 26 different categories of content, only one of which was religion. He said he hoped it would help Muslims meet and talk to others that shared their interests. Those joining the site will get to control the life of a cartoonish avatar or pal that they can then use as a proxy to explore the Muxlim Pal virtual world - which has a beach bar, arena and shopping areas. (BBC News)

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