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'''ImHalalI'mHalal.com''' iswas a [[search engine]] designedbuilt inon respecttop of thesocial-cultural culture of [[muslims]].Islamic<ref name="HP">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/01/halal-search-engine-launc_n_273951.html|title=Halal Search Engine Launches|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]|accessdate=2009-09-18|first=Ami|last=Cholia|date=2009-09-01}}</ref> values. The search engines algorithm differsdiffered from alternativeregular search engines because the relevancy of the results iswas based on the culture, mindset and lifestyle of Muslims. The engine doesn'tdid not index content such as [[pornography]], [[nudity]], [[Muhammad cartoons|cartoons of Muhammad]] or anything else that might be "[[haraam|haram]]" according to the [[Sharia]].<ref name="IT">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/62404/Lifestyle/Search+engine+for+Muslims+a+big+hit.html|title=Search engine for Muslims a big hit|date=September 18, 2009 |publisher=[[India Today]]|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref><ref name="tjp">{{cite news|url=http://wwwfr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804465726&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull/JPArticle/ShowFull|title=First ever Halal search engine launched|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=2009-09-18}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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