.islam
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Community |
| Category: | Culture |
.islam is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti..[1]
Objection
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD.[2]
The application was issued two GAC Early Warnings, from India and the United Arab Emirates. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.[3]
The Indian warning states that the applicant does not at all address the over 120 million Muslims in India and that there is the possibility of creating tensions in the country's Muslim and non-Muslim populations through the implementation of the string. It claims that the string is too sensitive to allow remediation of the issue and recommends withdrawing the application.[4]