IslamKids Creates Islamic Education Online
Savvy Muslim Kids Can Learn About Their Faith Through Their Computer
Sep 4, 2009
IslamKids.media (IslamKids), a new multimedia-based company, has found a way to gel Islamic education with fun without compromising Islamic beliefs. Syahrul Zaman Shahril, Mohammed Salleh Fadzil and Zul-Atfi Mustafa of IslamKids have created a digital family of five (two parents and three children), to cater to children below the age of 12, having found the need to create a system that offers positive influence upon Muslim kids.
Although, there are plenty of existing portals furnished with mountains of educational information for children, such as PBSKids and NickJr, IslamKids – a Malaysian Muslim company - is looking at creating Islamic educational content through IslamKids.my. Their portal is set to be launch in October 2009.
IslamKids’ Business Acumen
The three main founders are trained business professionals with a variety of experiences to their name. With that, they looked into creating a knowledge-based workforce with graphic designers, story board directors, script writers and content developers.
Though still small, IslamKids is already looking at the bigger picture, including starting their own kindergarten franchise and print media. They are focused on building communities that can access and appreciate their love for education.
With their differentiating model, children who are more inclined towards the internet and multimedia would automatically tune into this new form of education.
IslamKids Educates Children and Families
IslamKids targets children through three different products, catering for the wide range of age-group.
Baby Khalifah is geared towards infants and toddlers below the age of four. Little Khalifah introduces modules that are suitable for children aged between five and nine. And finally, Young Khalifah delves into the minds of the pre-adolescent youth aged between ten and twelve.
The concept of "Khalifah" represents the innate importance of mankind being the rightful Caliph or Guardian of the earth, with the use of the human brain as an important asset in doing so.
IslamKids has widened their target market to engage parents via their portal. Though many families thrive off the internet, more conservative Muslims would view this new method of teaching as a folly.
Fortunately, the content of each product and their subsequent have been formulated with assistance of a consultative panel of scholars. Responsibility of educating the young, however, rests upon the shoulders of parents, thus, the decision to subscribe the service of not, is by discretion of each child’s guardian.
IslamKids Plans on Reaching out Globally
The internet allows access to IslamKid’s educational modules worldwide. Its even wider appeal is that the syllabus is written in the universal language of English.
With Muslims living across the globe and many in countries where there is a grave void of Islamic education, IslamKids looks like one educational alternative as far as these parents are concerned. There is no doubt that there will be nuances of uncertainty as to whether the subscription to such a programme would be feasible, but for those who wish to subscribe to the portal or even welcome the idea of a multimedia Islamic facet into the home, the IslamKids product-line could just be a God-send.
What is more, parents will also be able to further grasp the concept of self-education with children independently learning about Islam through many clicks of the mouse.
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