SingleMuslim.com
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Homepage on 9 July 2008
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Type of site
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Matrimonial website |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Adeem Younis |
| Created by | Adeem Younis |
| Revenue |
 £100,000 |
| Slogan(s) | The world's leading Muslim introduction agency. |
| Website | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Yes |
| Users | 2,000,000 |
| Launched | 1 August 2000 |
| Current status | Active |
SingleMuslim.com is a matrimonial website designed for and marketed to Muslims. The website was launched on 1 August 2000, and its headquarters is in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Founder and managing director Adeem Younis conceived the idea for SingleMuslim.com when he was a 19-year-old undergraduate student at the University of Leeds. On 1 August 2000, Younis launched the website from his office, above a fast food shop in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Friends and contacts in the local community helped the venture by offering support with website development, photography, and other essentials.
The company has grown from just two original members of staff to eight and expects to keep expanding as the website continues to grow internationally. As well as being available in the United Kingdom, the website also has Pakistani-, Canadian-, Australian-, and American-centered web pages.
SingleMuslim.com also works in partnership with Muslim Marriage Events. In 2010, 130,000 members signed up to their events in the United Kingdom.
SingleMuslim.com works as an introductions agency to help single Muslims find a compatible marriage partner, as an alternative to using traditional methods. Gold Membership entitles users full access to all the services offered by the website. Women are offered Gold Membership free of charge, whereas men are required to pay for Gold Membership packages on a reoccurring subscription.
The website allows users to create a profile with personal, faith-based, educational, and professional information, and upload pictures. Users can send instant messages to members of the opposite gender, and send them virtual gifts. Users can perform searches of the member database based on criteria such as age, religious sect, location, country of origin, piety, citizenship, language(s), marital status, education, and profession. The website also has a real time live chat feature.
The website team manually vet each profile data and photographs for authenticity. The website is also self-regulating so users can report other users who are misusing the service, or who may not be genuine users, and there is a zero-tolerance policy in place where such people will be removed. Family or friends can also register on the website on behalf of someone.
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