Fokhrul Islam

K0825447

Culture & Heritage Informatics

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

CI3130

Culture & Heritage Informatics

Website Educating Islamic Celebrations
Submitted by: Fokhrul Islam K0825447

Deadline Date: 28th May 2013

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 2 Executive Summary................................................................................................................................. 3 Analysis ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Technical Walkthrough ........................................................................................................................... 5 Theoretical/ Intellectual Issues ............................................................................................................. 13 Project Review ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Exhibition .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Appendix ............................................................................................................................................... 19

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Executive Summary
Description of the client organisation and its activity (300 words), There are more than the common known Islamic festivals. I will aim to educate those who want to gain more knowledge about Islamic festivals and why we celebrate them. I will be uploading Images, Interviews and information of each celebrated event. And in order to get a wider understanding of what other think I will also be interviewing a few people that are not Muslim and ask what they know about Islam and what they fink each festival represents. I will release information and stories that many individuals in this country may not know such as the story of our prophet and the times when the Holy Quran was made. My clients for this project will be those individuals who wish to know a little more about Islam and our heritage. I will use Wix to create an online achieve as it is a very easy to use and user friendly tool in creating a website. It also has the ability to upload audio, video and create exhibits. Brief synopsis (300 words) of the project undertaken. What is Eid? What is Ramadan? Whilst growing up I have been asked countless times why do you starve yourself for a month of Ramadan. I was born and bred in England and have only been to my home country Bangladesh 4 times where I have had an essence of brotherhood in Islam. Being brought up in England is much different, Eid is not seen as a public holiday but in a Muslim country EID is a day of Joy a day off to spend with ones family. Also Ramadan is a month of peace and sincerity which many dont know and also during that specific month all rewards gained from good deeds are doubled as the doors of hell are said to be closed. It is said that whatever sin that are committed during the month is not the work of the devil but of ones own. Being brought up in England I have got to know the Christian celebrations more that my own, being taught only the basics of Islam during my years at secondary school does not cover much. There are many other Islamic celebrations that we Muslims celebrate and take part of; but these celebrations may not be known by all. My aim is to educate people about Islam and all the celebrations that we participate in and the reason for doing so. The reason I have chosen this project is that I am a Muslim and have been private Tuition in learning to read Arabic and gain knowledge of my own heritage. I believe its now time to share this information for those who wish to know more about Islamic festivals and the reason to why we celebrate each one mainly focusing on the main events such as Eid and Ramadan. Identification of, and brief statement on, the theoretical or intellectual issues addressed in the project (300 words) I will need to ensure that the material that I intend to use is not copyrighted. I will need to ensure that I gain permission from those that own certain material before using it on my own website. Most of the resources will be from my personal teaching in which I have learnt from my private Mesab (Tutor). I will be adding fairly huge files and images in which may cause a slight issue with streaming it as buffer time may be slow. Another aspect that I take into consideration is that there are over 78 types of Muslims currently in the world and our beliefs may be of Allah but there are slight differences on how we do things. I will be added celebration on behalf of knowledge gained from a Sunni Muslim.

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Analysis
A detailed description and analysis of the problem, challenge, or opportunity addressed in the project (500 words) (10%)

Problem It has come to my attention that many people do not know much about Islam. They are unclear of the celebrations in Islam and only have minimal knowledge that they had gained from secondary school. As we live in the UK being home to a multi-cultural society, it will be very helpful to know of certain events within every religion. For example Eid comes twice a year one being Eid-al-adha and the other Eid-al-fitre but many people do not know the difference between them. Aim: My aim in this project is to educate those who wish to learn more about Islamic festivals and how they are celebrated with to why they are celebrated. Objective: I will create an interactive online website that users are able to view information on each event within Islam and also listen to audio clips selected few participants discussing their knowledge and understanding of Islam. There will also be an online achieve where users are able to view my personal images conducting these celebrations.

In this project I hope to spread Islam and hopefully clear any assumptions and misunderstanding of what each festival is truly about. The website that I will produce in order to achieve this will be available for all those who wish to view it (http://fokhrul12589.wix.com/islamic-festivals). Problems faced/ Challenges During the course of the project I had come across many boundaries that were difficult to overcome. One of the problems that I had faced was that it was quite difficult in locating certain individuals in order to conduct an audio interview. I had specifically wanted a wide range of contestants all of different characteristics. I was looking for a Muslim, Non-Muslim and an atheist. As the owner of this project I will have the responsibility that all the content that is used within the website is not protected under the copyright law. If however the content is copyrighted, and is of relevant information; I will need to ensure that I reference it clearly with the content. Opportunities Whilst gathering information on each festival within Islam I was able to also educate myself in more depth of each event. I have gained more knowledge and understanding of my religion and am now able to comfortably answer reasons of most Islamic celebrations in depth. Having produced such a project I am able to reach out to my users and hopefully help them to understand the reason behind each festival.

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Technical Walkthrough
A detailed description of the system or service designed (and, ideally, prototyped) for the client organisation (1000 words) (15%) I have produced a prototype website where users are able to interact with to view information on Islamic festivals. I have added Audio interviews, video footage of certain festivals being carried out along with my personal images of some festivals. I have also used some images of websites which are referenced in the Reference section of this report. Requirements Functional: -Contact via online contact form to be sent to my email Non-Functional: -page directs to correct link within the website being About Festival Speakers Contact Archive

-view information when a category is selected for Ramdan Eid-al-Fitre Eid-al-Adha Shab-e-Barat Laylatul Qadr

-User friendly -average response time to load 4 seconds Navigational Structure Home Page

About

Festivals

Speakers

Contact

Archive

Ramadan

Eid-al-Fitre

Eid-al-Adha

Shab-e-Barat

Laylatul Qadr

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Home Page This is the homepage, the landing page in which the user will see first. This page has a brief description of the website as a whole; similar to a contents page.

Navigation bar

Read More

As you can see the page displays a list of content within the site like an article where if a user selects the Read More button, they will be navigated to the desired section. They are told briefly in a section what the content is about before they navigate away. The user is also able to navigate through the site using the navigation bar located on the top of the webpage.

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About page This is the about page where a user will see a paragraph stating the purpose of site and its intended use.

Festivals This is the festival page where a user is able to see all the dates that these festivals will be celebrated.

Hyperlinked

Each festival is hyperlinked so that users are able to click on it to view more detailed information regarding it. The user is also able to hover over the festival option on the navigation bar to see what festivals there are that the website contains information on. Page | 7

Fokhrul Islam Ramadan:

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This page holds information on Ramadan. It informs the user of what Ramadan is and how it is celebrated. There is also a short video clip of what it is like breaking fast (Iftar) during this holy month.

Video Clip

Eid-al-Fitre: This page holds information on Eid-al-Fitre, one of the two Eids in the Islamic calendar for the year.

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Fokhrul Islam Eid-al-Adha:

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This page holds information on Eid-al-Adha being the second Eid on the Islamic calendar. The information include what Eid-al-Adha is and why it is celebrated.

Shab-e-Barat: This is the Shab-e-Barat page where users are able to view information on this holy day. They are told what it is and how it is celebrated.

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Fokhrul Islam Laylatul Qadr:

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Culture & Heritage Informatics

This page holds information on the day the Quran was sent from above, known as Laylatul Qadr. It states what they day is about and what is performed on that holy day.

Speakers This is the speakers page where I have interviewed three individuals as part of my project. I have interviewed them to find out their views on their religion and Islam. I have asked how much they had known about Islam to identify whether their knowledge was broad or basic.

Play button

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To listen to the interview a user will need to click the play button and the audio will start to play. I have taken into consideration of copyright and interviewee rights. Thus produced and consent form that is signed by each interviewee agreeing that I may use this content on the website. A copy of these signed documents can be found in the Apendix/ 1. Contact This is the contact page where users are able to contact me directly through this site. They will need to fill in the form and an email will be sent to my registered account where I will be able to view their questions and/or comments and reply back to the provided email address.

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Archive This is an archive of images from my personal experience in a few festivals such as Ramadan and Eid.

The image below shows what happens when an image on the archive is selected. Once selected, the image will open up showing the image name and a brief description on it.

Within every page in the website a user is able to navigate away to another topic using the Navigation bar located on the top of the website.

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Theoretical/ Intellectual Issues

A detailed exposition and discussion of the theoretical or intellectual issues addressed in the project (1000 words) (15%) Most of the content on this website will be of my own, along with images of the internet. I will clearly reference any images used from the internet in the referencing section of this report. I will be taking on the responsibility in fully protecting any information uploaded to my website. I will also make the authors aware of possibilities of their material being either stolen or misused. In order to prevent this from happen I will not allow a download feature that will allow any users of the site be able to download the audio interviews and images. I will also use low resolution images as a way to stop any images from being stolen. Protecting Work The copyrightservice.com identifies ways in which a user can protect their works. Ultimately it is up to the user whether or not they decide to have their content displayed on the internet. Keep or register supporting evidence Supporting evidence falls into two categories: Evolution of ideas This is evidence of the progression of the work. Early drafts, synopsis, rough recordings, sketches, etc. are all evidence that the work progressed over time, rather than being copied from elsewhere. Although it is possible to fake such evidence, it is often time consuming to do so, so it can be fairly good evidence to demonstrate that you created the work from scratch over a period of time. Footprints or watermarking This is normally evidence inserted into finished documents that will identify the author in some way, such as deliberate mistakes, or hidden data that can be read using special applications.1 The information above states that an author will not need to have a copyright registered for their work. If they can prove that the work is theirs by presenting evidence in which in course with time they had come to the final image/material. Whereas if copyright was registered on the image it just makes it easier to prove and prosecuting stage much easier. Fair usage -Is reproducing copyrighted ideas or findings without the need to request permission to do so by the owner of the copyright.2 copyrightservice.co.uk also mentions that: Under fair use rules, it may be possible to use quotations or excerpts, where the work has been made available to the public, (i.e. published). Provided that: The use is deemed acceptable under the terms of fair dealing. That the quoted material is justified, and no more than is necessary is included. That the source of the quoted material is mentioned, along with the name of the author.3 Looking at this information; it clearly suggests that all material used must be referenced for its author. I will need to ensure that all material that I have used that is not mine will need to be referenced on this website.

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Copyright Service. (2000-2011). How to protect my work?. Available: http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/protect/. Last accessed 07/05/13. Quinn M.J.(2006) Ethics for the Information Age: Second Edition. Oregon State University: Addison-Wesley. UK Copyright Service. (5th July 2004). Copyright Law fact sheet P-09 : Understanding Fair Use. Available: http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p09_fair_use. Last accessed 07/05/13.

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fokhrul12589.wix.com/islamic-festivals - Fair use considerations As the founder and owner of this website, I must ensure that I obtain permission from owners of any copyrighted text that are listed. I will you a consent form in order to obtain a signed document stating that I have been permission by the author to use any information that has been provided. The author will sign the consent form before the information is displayed onto the website. Consent forms are located in the Appendix section. What I aim to achieve from this project is: To educate its users about Islamic festivals To have a working prototype that is active To broaden knowledge of users

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Project Review
Project review, with recommendations for the further development and long term sustainability of the project (500 words) (10%) This project was taken in order to educate others who wish to know more about Islamic festivals and celebrations. The website is constructed for information purposes only. I have discovered much new information in regards to some Islamic festivals that I had never known before. Whilst trying to educate others of my religion I had learnt new things myself. This project had allowed me to identify peers that I had known for many years in more depth. Interviewing them had raised many past experiences and decisions that changed the course of their lives which I had never known. I was open to different discussions on their view of Islam; many issues where raised. I had built the website using Wix; an online website wizard that allows you to create webpages with instant drag and drop functions. This had allowed me to create a website with less hassle and comfort. A problem that I had faced was that when inserting information into the webpage, I had to ensure that the information was not copyrighted. I also used a template consent form4 courtesy on Newcastle University in order to get a written confirmation from all interviewees the permission to be able to use the interviews conducted listed on my website due to data protection laws. I believe that this project could be improved much more. If I was to add anything I would: -Have more interviews (different religion and race) -Add more images to the archive -Ability to create user accounts -Users are able to upload their own images/ videos -Have a blog for discussions -More content and detail of each festival -Broaden information and add information on the religion as a whole and not a certain section. Implementing the above suggested improvements would in my opinion make the website unique and based in Islam as a whole. Having more interviews would allow users to listen to views of a wider range of users; this will help identify ones perspective and see differences in answers. So far I have interviewed a Christian, Convert from Islam to Christian and a born Muslim. I could interview other individuals of different religions such as Hindu, Buddhist and Atheist to see how much they know about Islam and views they have regarding it. In the long-term sustainability aspect of this project I plan to keep the website up-to-date, add new features such as online blog. I will also need to consider that the project is a non-profitable, so having a donations link attached to the website will be helpful in covering the running cost such as hosting.

Newcastle University, Research and Enterprise Services, Available:

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/res/research/ethics_governance/ethics/toolkit/consent/consent_form.htm. [last accessed: 8th May 2013] Can be viewed in Appendix 1

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Resources
A detailed annotated listing of resources used in the project: correctly formatted bibliography, software, web sites, sourced objects, etc. (10%) Information Shab-e-barat page: Seeker Of The Sacred Knowledge (2012), What is The Night of Salvation [Shab-e-Barat and ow to pend it Available: http://seekerofthesacredknowledge.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/what-is-nightof-salvation-shab-e-barat-and-how-to-spend-it%E2%80%8F/, [Last accessed: 27th April 2013]. Ramadan Page: Huda (2013), What is Ramadan? Available: http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/ramadanintro.htm, [Last accessed: 27th April 2013]. Mission Islam, Available: http://www.missionislam.com/ramadan/satanchained.htm, [Last accessed: 17th April 2013] Eid-al-Adha Page: Huda (2013), Meaning of "The Festival of Sacrifice" Available: http://islam.about.com/od/hajj/a/adha.htm, [Last accessed: 27th April 2013]. Eid-al-Fitre Page: Huda (2013), How is Eid al-Fitr Celebrated? Available: http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/eid_fitr.htm, [Last accessed: 27th April 2013]. Laylatul Qadr Page: Ahmed (2012), Laylatul Qadr, Available: http://www.haqislam.org/laylatul-qadr/, [Last accessed: 27th April 2013]. Images Delawaremuslims (2010) Available: http://www.delawaremuslims.com/wpcontent/uploads/2010/09/jummah1.jpg, [Last accessed: 17th April 2013] BBC (2011), Available: http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62377000/jpg/_62377441_1.jpg, [Last accessed: 17th April 2013] Hussain Al Bahrani, Available: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzn4nbMEuZ1qkwmgko1_500.png, [Last accessed: 17th April 2013] Unkwown, Available: http://nimg.sulekha.com/others/original700/2008-10-2-9-40-2312662a9ff98f4cff86a586888626c2b5-12662a9ff98f4cff86a586888626c2b5-2.jpg, [Last accessed: 19th April 2013]

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Unkown, Available: http://www.sultani.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/makkah/gf.jpg, [Last accessed: 19th April 2013] Unknown, Available: http://dawncompk.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/eiduladha-eidulazha-bakraeid-mubarak-pakistan-6.jpg, [Last accessed: 19th April 2013] Ashish Chopra (2010) Available: http://folks.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/spiritofiftar.jpg, [Last accessed: 19th April 2013] Nagara Gopal (2012), Available: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/shabebaratobserved-in-city/article3608979.ece, [Last accessed: 19th April 2013] Unknown (2010), Available: http://nlightmentz.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/laylatul-qadr-2.jpg, [Last accessed: 19th April 2013] Video IslamiCityTV (2012), Hajj 2012: Takbeer Before Eid Al-Adha Prayer Makkah, Available: http://youtu.be/0zdZoyoch_A, [Last accessed: 07th May 2013] Saksak79 (2012), Ramadan iftar party Hyderabad, Available: http://youtu.be/MhsP1lZx2dA, [Last accessed: 09th May 2013] Consent Form Newcastle University, Consent form, Available: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/res/research/ethics_governance/ethics/toolkit/consent/consent_form.htm, [Last accessed: 30th March 2013]

Equipment used -Sony Vaio laptop -Wix online editor (www.wix.com) -Blackberry 9900 (voice recorder)

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Exhibition
A poster presentation and live demonstration of your practical work (i.e. your digital exhibition, digital gallery, digital archive, or whatever other digital resource you may have built). (20%)

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Appendix
1. Consent form
I, the undersigned, confirm that (please tick box as appropriate): 1. I have read and understood the information about the project, as provided in the Information Sheet dated ________________. I have been given the opportunity to ask questions about the project and my participation. I voluntarily agree to participate in the project. I understand I can withdraw at any time without giving reasons and that I will not be penalised for withdrawing nor will I be questioned on why I have withdrawn. The procedures regarding confidentiality have been clearly explained (e.g. use of names, pseudonyms, anonymisation of data, etc.) to me. If applicable, separate terms of consent for interviews, audio, video or other forms of data collection have been explained and provided to me. The use of the data in research, publications, sharing and archiving has been explained to me. I understand that other researchers will have access to this data only if they agree to preserve the confidentiality of the data and if they agree to the terms I have specified in this form. Select only one of the following: I would like my name used and understand what I have said or written as part of this study will be used in reports, publications and other research outputs so that anything I have contributed to this project can be recognised. 10. I do not want my name used in this project.

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I, along with the Researcher, agree to sign and date this informed consent form.

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