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  as radicalism and hatred continue to empty their venom onto the world sowing discord enmity and selfrighteous arrogance a group of shia muslim entrepreneurs from iran saudi arabia pakistan iraq and the us imagined a technology which would speak unity amid furious sectarianism and cohesion where there was distrust
  keen not only denounce but oppose the ideological abomination which is wahhabism  this dogma the house of saud rose atop the fanaticism of one heretic scholar muhammad ibn abdelwahhab th century muslims have chosen to anchor their rebuttal of extremism through the promotion of a new media platform messenger 
  will likely argue that another social media platform is hardly revolutionary  especially if we consider how many apps are already available this one particular product defiantly taps into a religious movement and expression wahhabist saudi arabia has worked to silence
  what in the world am i talking about
  i am referring to resistance  more particularly social resistance through the affirmation of islams most sacred and universal principle justice
  more why muslims hold the biggest human gathering under the threat of isis in iraq the th days new campaign  communitybuilding and social solidarity shia muslims gather in dc for antiterror rally letting freedom ring how islams universal message continues to speak through imam husayn ibn ali if islam has often been portrayed as the religion of peace i would personally argue that islam promotes in fact justice  this innate yearning we all share beyond the many labels we have chosen for ourselves at the heart of most
  it is our refusal to bow to tyranny and accept oppression which prompted communities of man to rise against the establishment and from the ashes of empires dream themselves free
  today such principles have been packaged into an app  several lines of coding put together to defy saudi arabias radical construct a tool to break free from the shackles of religious oppression
  who said technology could not be revolutionary
  here is where messenger  really promises to break the social sound barrier  beyond a simple exercise in technological entrepreneurship and an imperious need to reject theofascism messenger  carries the very essence of islams tradition in it name arbaeen
  arbaeen means  in arabic a reference to the mourning of imam hussain ibn ali the grandson of the prophet muhammad and third imam of islam
  a symbol of fortitude courage and exceptional piety imam hussains name has long echoed of islams most brilliant principles  that before tyranny none should relent that even in the most suffocating of darkness it is truth which must be spoken beyond selfinterest and beyond all fears
  it is those principles messenger  ambition to promote by speaking freedom in a region locked in oppression  all thanks to saudi arabias desire to project hatred onto a faith it has proclaimed ownership over
  should you have missed the momentous act of resistance this one app represents i would like to remind you that saudi arabia still forbids women to drive  that and a few other wonderful vapid social restrictions in a region where being a religious minority often equates to a death sentence thinking freedom is a revolutionary act  never mind speaking tolerance and acceptance
  with less than a fortnight to go before arbaeen just as millions are making their way to karbala to remember the martyrdom of their imam he who was claimed by the forefather of terror yazid ibn muawiyah messenger  is preparing its grand launch
  haidar attouq a member of the board of developers who refers to himself as a saudi citizen explained how messenger  aims to reform the way muslims think communication by fostering tolerance and peaceful exchange
  this interactive application is the product of it industry professionals and efforts by young people from different muslim countries regardless of their nationality race and language to promote unity
  if the idea is simple enough the message behind it is powerful indeed
  this interactive application is the product of it industry professionals and efforts by young people from different muslim countries regardless of their nationality race and language to promote unity