2008-12-01

Using technology to bridge religious divides

An Israeli company is now selling a copy of the Koran that will fit on mobile phones. Yes, the owner of the company is Jewish. If that wasn't enough irony for you, try this: the ultra orthodox Jews aren't allowed to use the internet at all, so they aren't able to access the Torah on this type of service. Oh well, they still get to wear those cool black hats.

The Christian Bible is available as well.

The Muslim-Israelis seem to be happy with the service, even when they know who is selling it, so I'd say this is definitely a step in the right direction.

Now all we got to do is get everybody to eat bacon and get along.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That's crazy. I wouldn't sell anything on the Koran yet. The upside, people who want to know more about the Koran can get it easily and read it anytime. It's good to know so you can learn that the Koran teaches the hate and violence against non-Muslims. Also, I think the ultra-Orthodox Jews can access the Internet, just not on the Sabbath.
I'm not surprised that the Muslim-Israelis are happy. In a way, it is a smart move as it keeps them happy and shows no biasness.
As toward the bacon comment, that's unnecessary and uncalled for. Give Muslims bacon and they'll kill you. Give the Jews bacon and they'll throw it out. Eating bacon won't cause peace. That's purely stupid.