China: Popular Islamic app ‘Quran Majeed’ faraway from Apple Store

Apple has eliminated a preferred Quran app from its app retailer in China that permitted customers to learn or take heed to the Quran. ‘Quran Majeed’ is claimed to have hosted unlawful content material, though it isn’t clear what the controversial contents exactly have been. The app was eliminated following a request by authorities officers.
‘Quran Majeed’ was developed by Pakistan Data Management Services. The developer advised the BBC, “According to Apple, our app Quran Majeed has been removed from the China App store because it includes content that requires additional documentation from Chinese authorities”.
“We are trying to get in touch with the Cyberspace Administration of China and relevant Chinese authorities to get this issue resolved,” PDMS added. The app has shut to 1 million customers in China.
Apple refused to touch upon the matter and directed BBC to its ‘human rights policy’, which says, “We’re required to comply with local laws, and at times there are complex issues about which we may disagree with governments.”
Meanwhile, Audible (Amazon’s audiobook service) and a few apps for studying the Bible have additionally reportedly disappeared from the Apple Store. Audible apparently eliminated its app in China “due to permit requirements.” AppleCensorship, a watchdog web site that screens such developments, was the primary to detect the removals.
Islamic teams have accused Apple of enabling China’s persecution of its Muslim inhabitants. “If American corporations don’t grow a spine and stand up to China right now, they risk spending the next century subservient to the whims of a fascist superpower,” mentioned Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the nationwide deputy director of CAIR, a bunch whose hyperlinks to Islamist outfits are well-known.