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| Malaysia: Student Creates Playstation Koran |
| 2007-05-11 |
| (AKI) - A student in Malaysia, Ikhwan Nazri Mohamad Asran, has created software that will allow the Muslim holy book, the Koran to be downloaded onto Playstation Portable (PSP) consoles, which are normally used for vidoegames, listening to music and surfing the Internet. "It is a way to make young people interested in the Koran and appease parentsÂ’ fear that Internet is all about pornography and games," Ikhwan told Adnkronos International (AKI), explaining his motivation for creating the game. The software will be ready on 19 May when an English version, with certain Arabic words, will be available for downloads on the website of the Islamic magazine, The Raise, which was also created by Ikhwan and is compatible with PSP. "The reason for the magazine is to provide information on Islam and clearing misconceptions going around about Muslims," he said. The software was first demonstrated at a dinner organised for the 1 May at the Usrah Institute of Kuala Lumpur, the university where the 21-year-old Ikhwan will graduate next year from a creative multi-media programme. "The attendees were amazed," said Ikhwan, adding that his professors were sceptical when he proposed the idea of the magazine and the softwar for the first time, in January. "But then, with their help, we found 10 volunteers to help me. Currently we have 2 teams: one team is responsible for the Koran project while another team is directing ideas, and Islamic content for PSP," he said. "We work on the project during our free time, but soon we will have exams and so we will will have little time available for this," said Ikhwan, who considers himself "a Muslim who wanted to start changing to be a better person." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Porta-Koran, who da thunk! |
| Posted by: Delphi2005 2007-05-11 21:24 |
| #6 I thought the development codename for the PSP was Bacon. |
| Posted by: Ahnuld 2007-05-11 17:52 |
| #5 Playstation Koran! Buy it! Or we'll kill you! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-05-11 12:07 |
| #4 Ya know, I'd probably buy the latest game platform if someone game out with an anti-jihadi version of "Sniper Elite". |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-05-11 07:52 |
| #3 Grand Theft Camel? Featuring Mo and his companions. Virtual goats (as opposed to virtual hos). Whats not to like? Actually I see this as an excuse for Muslim kids to have the forbidden playstation. (But religious policeman - I only use it to study the koran!) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-05-11 07:44 |
| #2 I think my comment got caught by the filter. "all about pr0nography and games" So the Koran, with all its soxual obsession and violence, should be easily adapted to a 'Grand Theft, Auto' style video game. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-05-11 07:21 |
| #1 Portable jihad? Ain't that just peachy! |
| Posted by: Alistaire Ebbath9564 2007-05-11 06:05 |