Salaam Swipe application enables Muslims to satisfy and maybe get married – all without the intervention of this interfering aunt or uncle

Ben Flanagan

Fulfill ‘Salaam Swipe’ – a Muslim take on one of the world’s biggest hook-up software.

The iphone 3gs app, which officially launched in August, have attracted inevitable reviews with Tinder, the online relationships provider that suits singles – or not-so-singles – who ‘swipe right’ for each other’s visibility pages.

But Salaam Swipe have a crucial huge difference, in this it is aimed particularly at Muslims wanting admiration and relationship.

Q. how come Muslims want their own matchmaking application? One of the issues we observed pertaining to my area [in Canada] is the fact that it is much easier to meet up with people away from all of our people than inside it. We have some gender segregation; we possess the Bangladeshi neighborhood, the Pakistani neighborhood, all the different Arab forums, the Iranian people. You’ll find sections on sectarian outlines – Sunni and Shia. And we’re in addition broken down geographically. What exactly i needed to-do is ensure it is more comfortable for young Muslims to be able to see, to have interaction, in order to find you to definitely wed.

Q. And is this software meant for people seeking marry – or simply just for sex or a laid-back affair? Demonstrably it is doing the in-patient the way they have the ability to put it to use. Users may be flagged by different people, if they react inappropriately, or if these include spamming men. (more…)