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I-MAG (acronym of Islamic Magazine) is a free online non-profit islamic English magazine founded by editor-in-chef Hayat Alyaqout and others in February 2005. I-MAG reflects a collaborative teamwork theme based on volunteering; as the editorial board consists of youth from around the world, who gather together via cyberspace. It is affiliated with Nashiri E-publishing House, another non-profit project. Its slogan is Enlighten your I - based on hope that it would enlighten its readers. Beliefs I-MAG's website states: :I-MAG believes in critique and critical thinking, in hopes of presenting intellectual enlightenment. I-MAG sees itself not merely as an electronic publication but rather as an intellectual enlightenment project that plays a part in the social economy; an economy in which responsible and free information is the main merchandise. Content I-MAG contains sections which cover many including: * Books in Focus * Calligraphy * Capita * Excel * Eye on I.T. * Graph-Art * In Depth * Macrophone * Med-Aware * Media Perspectives * Non-profit Organisations * Occidental View * Photo-Great * Pinnacle * Soul Searchers The diverse content of the magazine aims to appeal to non-Muslims, to encourage them to find an enriching content about Islam. Downloading I-MAG is available for free download via I-MAG’s website as a PDF, as PDF resembles the look of a normal paper magazine, In parallel, PDF can be read on any operating system. History I-MAG was firstly published as a monthly magazine, for the first four issues; February 2005, March 2005, April 2005 and May 2005. It temporarily stopped for three months, in order to apply a process of evaluation and renovation. Since, I-MAG has returned back as a quarterly magazine, starting from the fifth issue, which was published on September 2005. * February 2005 : First issue * March 2005 : Second issue * April 2005 : Third issue * May 2005 : Fourth issue * June-August 2005 : Evaluation & Renovation * September 2005 : Fifth issue (Fall 2005 ) * December 2005 : Sixth issue (Winter 2005 )
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