November 11, 2004
Info2cell offers free Islamic content during Ramadan
Info2cell.com is offering a unique “Islamic Trivia” service that allows mobile phone subscribers to receive Islamic content on their mobile phones during Ramadan, with a chance to win daily and grand prizes, reports cpilive.net.
"The free service has been launched following a tie-up between Info2cell.com and Fastlink in Jordan and Oman Mobile and Mustafa Sultan in Oman, allowing subscribers to receive the content via SMS or MMS. The service has attracted over 85,000 subscribers in Jordan and Oman so far."
Related:
-- Fatwa Council declares SMS contests based on chance «haram» (unlawful) - The National Fatwa Council's declaration today that SMS-based contests containing elements of chance were haram (unlawful for Muslims) has been welcomed by several companies that run SMS-based contests.
-- SMS greetings during Ramadan deplored - An insightful article written by Raid Qusti in Al Jazeerah, deplores changes in the Saudi society under the influence of capitalist culture, particularly in the behavior and habits of people during Ramadan.
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