“In what is sure to raise a ruckus, comedian / filmmaker / app developer Emery Emery recorded a phone call with an Apple App Store rep when his ‘iSlam Muhammad’ app was pulled from the App Store after one day,” TUAW reports. “The highly entertaining conversation in its entirety can be heard [below].”
“‘iSlam Muhammad’ apparently depicted images of the prophet Muhammad (forbidden by Islam) and outlined disturbing passages from the Qur’an,” TUAW reports. “It’s surprisingly similar to ‘BibleThumper,’ a Christian-bashing app that remains in the App Store.”
Direct link to video via YouTube here.
TUAW writes, “What’s disappointing is that this points out Apple’s lack of consistency in approval of apps, as well as their inability to provide recourse to developers who have had apps rejected for seemingly weak reasons.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: We just checked and, as of 7:06pm EDT, the BibleThumper app (US$1.99) remains active in Apple’s iTunes App Store.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Stephen S.” for the heads up.]
awwwwwwwww….buti’msoGOODatslamminmuhammedcomeandgetmeyoutalbanibeeotches.
guess I’ll have to slam him and Jesus in the privacy of my own home…..I mean cave.
Very sad that we are all afraid to even mention Mohammed for fear we might tick off some nut case terrorists.
Then we have to run around claiming Islam is the “religion of peace” while being afraid of some nut case terrorists.
And we have to pretend that the 92 year old Japanese grandmother at the airport might be a terrorist when we know damn well who we’re looking for.
Just stupid. All of it.
This should be good.
I am drawing Mohammed right now.
He is eating a pork chop and petting a dog.
Pork chops are hard to draw.
Quran teaches that the Jews are cursed by Allah. And that non believers will burn forever in hell fire.
Yet there are MANY Quranic apps available on the app store.
Surely all these should be taken down too?
I am personally happy that this app has been pulled, as a Muslim, but I also think that BibleThumper and other racist or discriminatory apps should also be pulled. Racism and discrimination should have no place in this world.
I have just created my own religion. All bow to Hogistianity. Okay our God may be formed in the shape of a pig but we find it offensive for anyone to partake in the ostracisation of such an animal.
Any hate speech towards our divine deity must be silenced.
A Muslim I’d like to pork….
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/05/20/exclusive-miss-usa-rima-fakih-explains-photos-stripper-pole/
Since when did Islam become a race?
Your religion discriminates against us who think it’s not ok to marry 6 year old girls. Begone with your hate speech.
Appleban the Taliban? Oh God, I mean Mohammed!
Steve and his bigoted and hipacritical minions should be ashamed. Disgraceful!!!!
He can put in the Android store with the porn.
My new found religion of Hogistianity teaches that animals also have rights.
We find it disgusting to slice an animals throat open, leaving it to suffer which is slow and painful. All for the reason that you’re a bit hungry.
I say remove all religious apps.
Doesn’t surprise me. I love Apple’s products, but politically their management is mind-numbingly liberal — The Goracle (pbuh) being the poster boy.
Apple should be consistent in their criteria. Either reject both or accept both.
@K
Just how exactly are these apps “racist and discriminatory”? If Islam et al cannot stand a little humour and parody, then it’s a pretty piss-poor show in my opinion. As Harry Truman once said, if you can’t stand the smell, stay out of the shithouse!
@thelonious
Outstanding take!
Thank God I’m an atheist!
=:~)
Appleban the taliban
Tally me banana
It is not the responsibility of those who are not Islamic to follow the rules of Islam. It is the responsibility of those who are Muslim to get a thicker skin.
Religion other than the mac cult sucks
Fer god’s sake people, it’s not terrorists they are afraid of, it’s the politically correct tossers who have taken over everything! They are worse than any terrorist. At least the terrorists are open about being enemies. The cowardly political correctness fascists hide under the guise of ‘caring’ and ‘peace’.
The invasion of armies is resisted, the invasion of ideas is not.
Dirka Dirka Jihad!
Islam teaches respect for all religions.
Verses are taken out of context from Quran and twisted to make it appear that it teach hatred toward other religion.
Sensible decision by Apple.
Study Islam , not just attack it.
Just another reason Musilms need to be eradicated from this earth!
All religions are based on fairy-tails…
Oh man…this thread is gonna get ugly….speaking of ugly, I saw Mohammed’s momma at the grocery store today…well she was wrapped from head to toe…so I aSSUME that means she’s ugly!??
For me, it’s perfectly understandable why they removed this app. Apple don’t want to see the NY glass cube store flying away in pieces, that’s why.
<<Islam teaches respect for all religions.>>
Why is it then that no Churches are allowed in Saudi Arabia?