Awqaf Ministry officials inaugurating the upgraded web portal.
The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has upgraded its web portal for children to create awareness about Islamic values and cultures among the young generation. Some 54 cartoon movies on various religious aspects have been uploaded to the portal.
The portal “Boys-Girls” on Islamweb.net can be accessed at http://kids.islamweb.net/bwbeng/.
The portal provides the children substantial knowledge about Islam and makes learning about Islam an enjoyable experience. It provides a fun-filled, secure and safe online platform for children.
Some 13 subjects on the religion, including Prophets, Holy Quran, people of Islam, morals and health, among others, are addressed in the portal.The content and the visuals have been designed to attract children and thus learn more about the religion. It provides a complete interactive experience for the children with games, social media and educational resources.
"This is the third edition of the portal in English. It is a safe place to build Islamic morals and ethical values in children," said Mohammad bin Hamad Al Kuwari, Head of the Call and Guidance Department at the Ministry on the sideline of the inauguration of the website.
"The portal provides very good quality of contents and has bagged several international awards. We have made available many cartoon movies focusing on awareness, education and entertainment. The contents have been made colourful with different entertainments like cartoon movies, sound effects and drama for children. The website also has entertainment games in the form of stories of awareness and education."
The portal aims at providing safe online environment for creating awareness, particularly in the context of increasing distortions and misrepresentations of Islam in the media. It is also meant to bring the children closer to the Islamic culture. The portal is considered the biggest for Muslim children in a foreign language and received several international awards for its e-contents and creativity.
The children's portal was launched by Islamweb in 2003. It was upgraded and re-launched in 2008. The latest edition (third edition), is connected to YouTube and mp4 player.
