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Type of site | BitTorrent and P2P search engine |
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Owner | Mohamed El-Fatatry |
Created by | Mohamed El-Fatatry |
Registration | Free/Invite |
Launched | 1 August 2005 |
Current status | Offline |
IslamicTorrents was a BitTorrent tracker that focused mainly on Islamic and Islam-related materials. [1] Their tracker handled requests and tracks videos, audio files, Islamic lectures, Quran files, Islamic software, books, and particularly documentaries relating to Islam. Previously, the site catered to approximately 40,000 users worldwide and boasted over 900,000 torrents downloaded.
The site was originally started by SysOp m12345 to provide Muslims from various backgrounds and age groups with Islamic content in a free medium. IslamicTorrents was a website under the umbrella of the Digital Halal Islamic portal. The site has been noted to be part of the Digital Halal portal and is known to provide Qur'anic recitations, films of sermons, and documentaries. [2] The site, along with other similar sites, may have led to an increase in the perception of permissiveness and safety of internet use. [3] However, it is also alleged that the site was a target of racism on the internet. [4]