Selim has a bright-yellow happy face and sports a skull-fitting topi. As guide to the CyberMuslim Information Collective's Web site, he presents information on the collective's HyperQur'aan - an online version of Islam's holy book - plus history, tips on digital activism, music and photos, even prayer times.
Because it's run by a 20-year-old college student in Oklahoma, the site possesses a quirky humor and exuberance not usually associated with religious ideology. Selim cheerfully offers visitors assorted "neato metaphysical factoids to meditate upon," explains founder Mas'ood Cajee. "We hope the site reveals a side of Islamic culture and Muslims that is unexpected, yet intrinsic. Selim, for example, is based on the smartass of Islamic folklore, Mullah Nasreddin." The collective's work is revealed at www.uoknor.edu/cybermuslim/cybermuslim.html.
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