Culture & Heritage Informatics- CI3130

[ISLAM IN THE WEST THE ESSENCE OF JAMAAH]

Abstract The following document explored and described is a Culture and Heritage Informatics study. The client the project has been undertaken for is Crawley Mosque which is situated in West Sussex. The project encompasses the need of a Virtual Community for the topic of Jamaah There are several interpretations of Jamaah a unified method of providing knowledge and faith is the literal meaning of the word however there are a number of ways to perform the act of Jamaah through communities this forms the basis of the project.

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Contents
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 2 About the client: Crawley Mosque and Islamic Centre (Crawley, West Sussex) ............................... 2 Background ................................................................................................................................... 3 About the project .......................................................................................................................... 3 Website Address............................................................................................................................ 3 Theoretical and intellectual issues ................................................................................................. 4 Analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Theoretical and Intellectual Issues ..................................................................................................... 6 Technical walkthrough ...................................................................................................................... 8 Technologies Used......................................................................................................................... 8 Project Platform Justification ......................................................................................................... 9 Interface Considerations ................................................................................................................ 9 Custom CSS Code......................................................................................................................... 10 High Level Functional Requirements ............................................................................................ 11 Use Case Diagram ........................................................................................................................ 11 Sequence Diagram ....................................................................................................................... 11 Project review ................................................................................................................................. 12 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................... 13 Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Appendix 1. Personas .................................................................................................................. 15 Appendix 2. High Level Functional Requirements ......................................................................... 17 Appendix 3. Use Case Diagram..................................................................................................... 18 Appendix 4. Sequence Diagrams .................................................................................................. 19 Appendix 5. Adobe Bridge ........................................................................................................... 21 Appendix 6. Interface Screenshots ............................................................................................... 22 2. 3 4. 5. Picture Portfolio................................................................................................................... 23 Video Portolio ...................................................................................................................... 24 Groups ................................................................................................................................. 26 Forums ................................................................................................................................ 27

Project Poster .................................................................................................................................. 28

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Executive Summary
About the client: Crawley Mosque and Islamic Centre (Crawley, West Sussex) The project presented has been undertaken for Crawley Mosque and Islamic Centre. Since the opening of the Mosque in 1997 it has been a fundamental part of the Muslim community in Crawley and one of the largest Mosques in neighbouring areas. Crawley Mosque Website: http://www.crawleymosque.com/# Approximately two years ago the Mosque had an extensive renovation and more recently, this year; the Mosque acquired the relevant rights to become an accredited Islamic Educational institution. From September 2012 the Mosque will be taking on their first intake of students for Islamic Studies. The Crawley Mosque is run by a board of committee members who collectively make decisions taking into consideration the communities feedback and welfare. They are responsible for the collection of funds and managing the finances and decide how they are injected back into the Mosque. The Crawley Mosque has some fundamental activities that form its basis within the community; the diagram below describes the main objectives: Figure 1. Crawley Mosque main objectives

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Background Islam as a religion forms a way of life for its believers and followers, this key factor is important in understanding the way Muslims are brought up to conduct themselves in private and in their public surroundings. One of the fundamental pillars of Islam is to perform the act of Sunnah which is following the steps of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) way of life is believed to have been the perfect life for a Muslim and therefore incorporating the way of the Prophets is seen to bring people closer and individuals closer to Allah (God). Muslims have been known to have arrived in the UK from as early as the 1800s, where the first mosque in Britain is known to be recorded in 1860 in Cardiff. More significantly in the 1950s to the 1970s Britain saw a large wave of immigrants mainly from India and Pakistan in search for a better life. Today, in Britain, Islam is the second largest religion with a population estimated at 2.86 million in 2010. The culture of the West has changed the way people go about their daily lives and how they conduct their religious duties - this trend in hectic lifestyles means that fulfilling day-to-day chores and following the path of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and his teachings are conducted differently by individuals and within respective communities. About the project The project itself encompasses the need for a web based collaborative platform and management system for Crawley Mosque the direction of the project is aimed to address an important subject Jamaah So what is Jamaah: The term Jama'ah became a name for the unified people themselves and al-Ijma' (consensus) is the third pillar on which people depend for 'ilm (knowledge) and din (faith). (Source: http://www.allaahuakbar.net/scholars/ibn_taymiyyah/path_of_ahl_assunnah_wal_jamaah.htm. Last accessed 4th Mar 2012. The prototype implementation displays both Video and Image digital collections that describe Jamaah in the Western world this provides insight into the whole essence of Jamaah and the abstract meaning behind it. In addition to the digital collection a collaborative platform will provide the local community and other surrounding communities a channel to shares views and experiences of Jamaah through user generated content This content can be represented through various means such as audio, video or image. The images and videos will be tagged using appropriate tools using Dublin Core Metadata standards. Website Address URL: www.islaminthewestonline.com

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Theoretical and intellectual issues Issues surrounding legal ownership, copyright and intellectual property rights are some of the topics to consider. The theoretical and intellectual issues will need to be considered carefully by ensuring that any copyright laws are not violated by certifying the material obtained and getting the owners permission if required. Content from the Internet The intellectual issues of concern are regarding property rights when using images from the internet - it is essential to read and understand the privacy policy associated with the content before reusing. Giving the author accreditation of their work may be sufficient in some cases but not in all cases. Failure to adhere to this can lead to copyright infringements. User Generated Content The video and Image content for the site collection will partly be formed through user generated means; participants will need to read and sign a disclaimer confirming them being recorded and their information being shared on the internet. As part of this disclaimer I will also sign and therefore illustrating that the agreement has been understood by both parties. Islaminthewestonline.com will display copyright and terms and conditions on the site ensuring that the audience are aware of the copyright issues associated with any user generated content submitted. As the administrator of the site I will have full control to approve any content before submission. Any doubts regarding copyrights or the use of abusive/offensive language will lead to the rejection of content being published. Modifying content Any modification to the content generated has to be agreed upon by the author and the curator (myself) this agreement will form the basis of the disclaimer, the following changes to the content can be made; Modification to improve the quality of the content that is generated Content property variables according to the platform specification Distortion of user content according to user request

Any member who has been interviewed feels they do not want their image or voice to be publically viewed then the censorship and distortion can be implemented in line with the interviewees wishes and human rights.

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Analysis
The Western World presents challenges whereby people are constrained through their local environment and the circumstance of their personal hectic lifestyles; thus making the act of Jamaah difficult. There are several interpretations of Jamaah a unified method of providing knowledge and faith is the literal meaning of the word however there are a number of ways to perform the act of Jamaah through communities this forms the basis of the project. A collaborative community platform provides the local community and other surrounding communities a channel to voice their own experiences of Jamaah through user generated content This content will be represented through video or image media types The idea behind this is to provide education and illustrate how Jamaah is interpreted and conducted within communities. In a journal article titled Weaving Community Webs it describes how The traditional mandate of the museum is to preserve, display and interpret extraordinary objects. A virtual community is a space where people can bring in their own objects and, with these (digital) surrogates, their own interpretations. (Susan Hazan. (2004). Also In an interview regarding Virtual Communities Isabelle Vinson editor in-chief of Museum describes: Virtual communities are a means to overcome geographical and cultural barriers. In a sense they are a way to reconstruct something that has collapsed in the modern world. She goes on to say such virtual communities could play a role in safeguarding the intangible or living cultural heritage (Joost van Kasteren, 2004). This is very much the focus of this project whereby the culture behind Jamaah is almost lost in the Western World. The Virtual Community approach assists preserving the methods through collaborative communication whereby users from different geographical areas can share their views and essentially describe what Jamaah means to them. However success is dependent on the community whereby emotions, experiences and participation make up the privatized memory institution; A democratic vision of memory institutions requires several elements, including openness, pluralism, diversity and, most importantly, active and equal participation of individuals in the production and distribution of cultural representations for future audiences. (Guy Pessach, 2008). The use of personas and a stakeholder analysis has been created to understand the types of participant that are likely to engage and assist in shaping their generations social remembering. See appendix 1. Figure 2. Collaboration Model

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The community element is seen as the most powerful as described by Butler and Coleman. The below describes the characteristics of the Community model; Members have a common interest, affinity and goal; Members seek to share information; Members seek to enrich their knowledge in their area of interest;

The compendium of the both Digital Collection exhibitions and virtual community characteristics (Forums, Groups and Blogs) with user generated content has the power of creating effective affinity virtual communities, a derivative of memory institutions, whereby participants share a common ground and interest. This is all made possible with the rise of Web 2.0 has brought much functionality that provide organisation through metadata tagging and folksonomy to change the future of the web. Finally, lets put the power of Virtual Communities into perspective AH. Rheingold, the first executive of Hot wired said in 1994 I'm not alone in this emotional attachment to an apparently bloodless technological ritual. Millions of people on every continent also participate in the computer-mediated social groups known as virtual communities, and this population is growing fast. (H. Rheingold, 1994) this was not an understatement; virtual communities today are huge and ever growing.

Theoretical and Intellectual Issues

Through Virtual communitys value of knowledge is a powerful commodity, especially as it is free from the restrictions of the traditional tethering of institutions like archives, libraries and museums. Laura Peers, lecturer and curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, explains the problem is cross-cultural. In many non-Western societies, knowledge is transmitted/transferred either on a "need to know" basis or else only to persons who have been educated/initiated to a point where they are able to assimilate the new bit of information. (Peers, 2004) This can be related to the user generated content aspect for Islaminthewestonline.com, whereby some peers may disagree with the freedom of this information being available freely on the internet. Laura Peers goes onto say Indigenous people are concerned to protect their intellectual and cultural property, and so are wary of sharing information, often seeking to place conditions and restrictions on how information is disseminated (Peers, 2004). The idea and execution of a Virtual Community privatized memory institution is shared by Crawley Mosque visions and therefore these issues do no lie within the client domain and the local community, however with different Islamic schools of belief there is a risk of disagreement. Quinn (2006) describes how John Locke an influential English Philosopher believed that human beings generally have natural or personal rights to do as they wish in their lives. This belief forms the basis of the Virtual platform and how user generated content created by the author should be, if authorised, be used as a cultural preservation piece for present and future generation, much of this is the concept behind Islam in the west and memory institutions,

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regardless of their sector. However there are theoretical issues surrounding this user generated content. User generated content and the dependency on hosting platforms such as YouTube is high in a non-profit Virtual Community framework The issue faced here is that the likes of YouTube ultimately are a profit based organisation that looks to maximize, their business plan does not consider cultural preservation. This poses a huge risk to the future of islaminthewestonline.com as the memory institution functions of Forward looking and Intergenerational described by (Guy Pessach, 2008) that relate to the audience, being the future and current generations is dependent on the hosting platform copyright policies. While the current generation have the ability to influence this risk, future generations are disadvantaged in this aspect as they have no influence in how the cultural representations of Jamaah are preserved through the digital media platforms. Images With the use of images from the Internet there are some issues surrounding the integrity and authentication as described by Ross (2002) that If the authenticity and integrity of a digital object cannot be established questions arise as to its genuineness and utility. This factor can have adverse effects on the Virtual Community model, if the community has doubt on the authentication then this could affect the 4 conditions of a Wise Crowd described by (Surowiecki, 2007) as being - Diversity of Opinion, Impendence, Decentralisation, Aggregation these are what affinity communities are built around - We know that the community element is illustrated as the strongest model for Virtual Communities (Butler and Coleman 2003) This highlights the importance of integrity of content for Islaminthewestonline.com. To ensure this issue would not surface the majority of the images were taken by myself and tagged using Dublin Core standards on the Adobe Bridge platform. As the curator of the images the responsibility of integrity of the images was taken on by me and relevant forms for permissions had been signed before images had been taken. Copyright Law and Cultural Preservation Currently there is no exemption for digital archiving under section 108 of the Copyright act for memory based institutions be it de-privatized, Privatized or individual-based institutions Proposals have been created to allow reproduction of copyrighted materials for cultural preservation through a compulsory licensing scheme by Zimmerman (2007) and Menell (2007). To ensure that no copyright law is infringed through digital artefact extra precautionary measures were taken to ensure that any material taken from the internet has no Copyright and can be reproduced; all image material taken from the internet has been referenced giving the author credit.

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Technical walkthrough
Technologies Used The table below illustrates the technologies used to create the working prototype. The list of technologies used are in-definitive as development continues on the prototype. Table 1. Technologies Used 1 Name: BuddyPress (WordPress Plug-in) Type: Virtual Community Platform

Context of use: The basis of the project is set-up up on WordPress - Wordpress is a software script that can be downloaded and installed onto your site via the web host provider - BuddyPress was used to provide the Virtual Community functionality required for the project BuddyPress is an integrated social network solution built on WordPress functionality. 2 Name: CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) Type: Style Sheet Language Context of use: The use of CSS was applied to format some elements of the HTML presentation of the interface. The use of custom CSS code allowed the alignment of comment boxes ensuring the usability and aesthetic properties were conformed to. The custom.css and style.css styles sheets built into the BuddyPress contain all the CSS for customisation and troubleshooting purposes. 3 Name: Adobe Bridge Type: Digital Asset Management Software Context of use: Adobe Bridge provided the functionality to tag digital images taken using the metadata functionality. It allows selection of the fields you want to use to tag the image and thus allowing to conform to Dublin Core Metadata elements. 4 Name: Adobe Photoshop Type: Graphics Editing

Context of use: Provided the platform to edit image graphical properties. This was used to enhance the appearance of images taken for digital collection purposes. 5 Name: MySQL Type: Database

Context of use: The creation of a database for Islaminthewestonline.com BuddyPress content was required through the Local host control panel (CPanel) tool. 6 Name: CyberLink PowerDirector Type: Editing Software

Context of use: Used to edit and compile the recorded interviews into a format whereby it can be hosted online.

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Project Platform Justification There are a number of Virtual Community networks that provide content management propriety characteristics. The requirements of having a platform whereby users can collaborative in a social network style manner but in a more affinity based community environment was important thus BuddyPress formed the choice as the platform for Crawley Mosque. BuddyPress is a plug-in built on WordPress The WordPress platform is one the most widely used content management systems on the web today a statistic describes how In every 100 new websites started 22 run WordPress illustrating how resilient the platform is. Another statistic describes WordPress has over 15,000 plugins available online (Mullenweg, 2011) this illustrates the scale of the WordPress platform. The social network element of BuddyPress allows for Virtual Communities to form through its platform functionality To provide a snapshot of the effectiveness of BuddyPress the following illustration describes the platform community states: Figure 3.

Source: http://buddypress.org/about/story/. Last accessed 04th Feb 2012.

BuddyPress functionality allows users to sign-up and share their opinions and views through Groups and Forums. Users can build Friends connections and update their profiles with their own Avatars to give personal identity. These characteristics as described in the Analysis assist in forming Virtual Communities and form the justification for the use of BuddyPress in the context of Crawley Mosques visionary requirements. Interface Considerations When addressing the interface design for the Islaminthewestonline.com the main focus was the usability aspect for the user. A number of theories and principles in relation to the layout and aesthetics have been taken into considerations; The focus of the site is the Virtual Community elements BuddyPress custom themes are extensively available - however additional customisation and careful consideration was

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required as the usability aspect of the site bares significant value to ensure users can navigate and use the platform effectively; The symmetric design of the theme interface provides aesthetic perception to the object. The design can be closely related to the original laws of Gestalt regarding pattern perception where symmetric objects and smooth continuous lines are more readily perceived than rapidly changing contours (Gestalt, 1912). Appendix 6. The grouping of the top level menu relates to Palmers theory of a common region where enclosed objects within a region of space are grouped (Palmers, 1992), Other design aspects can be related to the Connectedness theory described by Palmers and Rock (1994) where continuous contours are perceived as related. The Members and Whats New section of the home page illustrates this and is a feature throughout the theme pages. Appendix 6. Colours can vary in the context of different cultures and the design decision for the theme colour was based on the following study by Marcus (1992): Figure 4. Graphic design for interfaces colour perceptions. Red Danger, Hot, Fire Yellow Caution, slow, test Green Go, Okay, clear, vegetation, safety Blue Cold, water, calm, sky Warm colours Action response required, proximity Greys, white and blue Neutrality

Marcus A. (1992() Graphic design for user interfaces, p.84

The neutral colour of Grey and White were chosen to be the main colours of the theme to illustrate a neutral and welcoming approach for islaminthwestonline.com. This can be seen throughout in Appendix 6. Adobe Bridge - Metadata As described in the Technologies Used table the use of Adobe Bridge was used to tag images the standalone software allows embedding of metadata to images This was used for images taken by myself as the curator and tagged before uploaded to islaminthewestonline.com. Through this method of tagging the information on embedded in the properties of the file will have the attributes assigned even once submitted. Please see appendix 5. Custom CSS Code

Figure 5. CSS code to align text box

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Figure 6. Text box Illustrating the issue the above CSS addresses it addresses the text box alignment issues related to how it is displayed on the interface when visiting the website.

High Level Functional Requirements The high level functional requirements for the project can be seen in appendix 2. Use Case Diagram The Use Case diagram in Appendix 3 describes the high level functional requirements and the sub-process requirements of the system. Sequence Diagram The use of sequence diagrams describes the interactions between actors and system processes Appendix 4 figure 1 illustrates the sequence diagram describing the process of logging in to the website and Participating in Forum. Figure 2 describes the process of the administrator in creating a new discussion group on the platform.

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Project review
The working prototype creating for Crawley Mosque forms the basis of a project that has the characteristics to become a community platform for not just people in the local area of Crawley, but country wide The idea of Jamaah as described has multiple interpretations and thus having a vision for this to be country and one day intercontinental platform where-by people from all over the West can contribute and share knowledge would be the ultimate vision. A number of future developments for the project are to be made depending on the direction the client requirements the most significant developments for the near future is ensure that the Mosque is fully aware of the intellectual and property rights of any content shared on the platform. This area for any cultural preservation platform bares significant value. Spam is another aspect that should be monitored, a number of Spam accounts were created on the website -by enforcing methods of user sign up authentication such as Recaptcha could address this issue. It must be stressed that the concept formed the main focus of the project the Virtual community/memory institution platforms are extremely interesting and have extensive background in understanding the platform and comprehensively putting the idea and concept into perspective the project has allowed me to gain this knowledge and has allowed me to implement this knowledge and understanding into a working prototype the design was never the core focus although there is no doubt that the design is aesthetically pleasing and easy to use this could be something that could be considered for future development. The implementation of a successful influential Virtual Community is not an easy task yes, on a local scale it is, but that undermines the power of a community platform this is something that needs to be considered actively the diversity of the user contributions will make Islam in the West successful. Means of advertising through social networks such as Twitter, Blogger and Facebook also referred to the Social Trinity can provide the necessary exposure to start off the journey of creating effective Communities. Externally there are some issues surrounding the sustainability of networked memories institutions which can have related effects on Islaminthewestonline.com in the long run. These are surrounding the content sharing sites like YouTube the use of content sharing websites is a pillar for Virtual communities and user generated content an article dated 2007 suggests that YouTube intends to impose on the use of copyrighted materials within user-generated uploaded content (MSNBC, 2007) With more and more copyright laws being imposes the future of social-cultural remembering communities cannot be predicted. However these issues aside the power of Virtual Communities is extraordinary providing that the right types of participants are active on the platform and the correct understanding of the concept has been related to the cultural project - these two elements are key for growth and community success.

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Appendix

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Appendix 1. Personas Table 1. Persona characteristics for participants of Islaminthewestonline.com Islaminthewestonline.com Persona Table Persona Persona 1 Demographic and characteristic Information Saira Majid 25 year old female. Single Employed. Reads prayer occasionally Has small amount of knowledge in Islam but will participate Dawood Malik 25 year old male Married Full engaged in Islamic studies and performs the act of Jaamah regularly Very knowledgeable in Islam Omar Khan 19 year old male Unemployed Looking to learn about Islam brought up in a predominantly Western community Browse digital collection Gain/seek knowledge through information Converse with other peers Browse digital collection Share experiences of Jamaah Share knowledge and to others A platform to browse digital collection A platform to share information about experiences of Jamaah Be part of an online community where Forums and Groups allow participation A platform to browse digital collection Be part of an integrated online community to discuss, share and gain information. Key Tasks Browse Digital collection Participate in conversation when she has the time and has subject knowledge Key Needs A navigate platform to view digital artefacts.

Persona 2

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The personas above have three varied characteristics relating to the Types of Participants Gladwell (2001) and the Safko and Brakes Social Media Lifecycle model (Safko & Brake, 2009) When associating the types of participants to these personas we can map them to the external stakeholder analysis which provides greater insight how much influence each kind of participant has on the Virtual Community; Table 2. Persona Persona 1 Persona 2 Persona 3 Gladwells Types of Participant NA Mavens Connector Safko & Brakes Social Media Lifecycle Novices Leaders Novices/Insiders High Influence X X Low Influence X

Novices have little insight and provide small amounts of contribution as can be related to the characteristics of Persona 1. Mavens and Leader share similar characteristics whereby a strong interest is shared with the subject area and high level of participation and social connection is likely to be seen from this type of user this can be related to Persona 2. Connectors and Insiders Have the interest in the subject area and are looking to contribute to a high level however may not have the right knowledge and thus in the case of this project may not be able to shape up social memory for contribution and preservation for present and future generations. This can be related to Persona 3.

For the purpose of the Stakeholder Analysis the Safko and Brakes model of the Social Media Lifecycle (Safko & Brake, 2009) will be used to illustrate the levels of influence these type of users potentially have on islaminthewestonline.com: Figure 1.

We can see from the stakeholder analysis the level of interest and the influence each type of participant has in the community model.

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Appendix 2. High Level Functional Requirements Figure 1. High level functional requirements table

Primary Actor Front End Buddy Press GUI

User Goals 1. Display user Interface 1.1. Display navigation links 1.2. Display images in collection 1.3. Display Video in collection 1.4. Provide access to authorised users 2. Manage forum/group requests 2.1. Create, Modify, Delete digital collections 2.2. Create, Modify, Delete Site Users 2.3. Create, Modify, Delete Site Pages 2.4. Monitor posts on forums/groups 2.5. Organise posts using folksonomy 2.6. Add Tags (Dublin Core Metadata) 2.7. Modify CSS code for customisation 2.8. Modify general site settings 2.9. Activate/Deactivate plug-ins 3. Sign up to Islaminthewestonline.com 3.1. Request access to restricted groups 3.2. Receive friend requests 3.3. Browse image collections 3.4. Browse Video collections 3.5. Add comments to posts 3.6. Contribute to forums 3.7. Contribute to groups 3.8. Search Items 3.9. Add personal information to profile

Requirements Description Related to the front end interface displayed to the audience.

Administrator/ Curator

Related to the administrative tasks that allow monitoring, uploading and customising content.

User

Related to the users of the site and their requirements these requirements will allow the users to browse and participate on the collaborative platform.

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Appendix 3. Use Case Diagram Figure 1. Overview of system Use Case Diagram

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Appendix 4. Sequence Diagrams Figure 1. Participating in Forum

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Figure 2. Administrator Create new Group

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Appendix 5. Adobe Bridge Figure 1. Adobe Bridge

Annotated Notes 1. Illustrates the elements of Dublin core metadata used for tagging using Adobe Bridge. 2. The properties of the image once the tagging was complete. As can be seen the information used to tag the image has been incorporated within the properties of the image.

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Appendix 6. Interface Screenshots 1. Navigation Links Figure 1. Home Page navigation links The following screenshot of the home page illustrates the Logo and top level menu links that provide the navigability of the whole site: 1 2

Annotated Notes
1. Allows navigation back to home page from any page within the platform. 2. Illustrates the menu of the website with all the navigation links displayed. 3. This is the logo of the website a minimalistic design approach was taken for the design this design of the logo is not final depending on the client future requirements and could be changed.

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2. Picture Portfolio Figure 2. Picture Portfolio This part of the site is where the Image collection is stored. The Collection has been set up on a static Page so that no comments or editing is permissible and therefore illustrating the image collection as an exhibition for Jamaah in its different forms:

Annotated Notes 1. Illustrates the pictures displayed in the collection. 2. The images have been referenced here with Dublin core metadata elements. This is in addition to the Adobe Bridge tagging already performed. 3. This is how the image appears once the image has been clicked by the user. The use of FancyBox Plus plug-in provides this overlay design.

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Video Portfolio

Figure 3. Video Portfolio This part of the site is where the Video collection is stored. The Collection has also been set up on a static Page so that no comments or editing is permissible and therefore illustrating the Video collection as an exhibition for Jamaah Three questions are asked here What is Jamaah? What are the activities of Jamaah? Why would you recommend Jamaah?

The questions were asked to a number of people these videos were then edited and compiled using CyberLink PowerDirector. The videos were then converted into MPEG4 format and hosted on the YouTube platform. This was subsequently embedded into Video Portfolio page of the website:

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Annotated Notes
1. Illustrates how the Videos are displayed in the collection. 2. The images have been referenced here with Dublin core metadata elements. 3. This is how the image appears once the image has been clicked by the user. The use of FancyBox Plus plug-in provides this overlay design 4. Dublin Core Meta Data elements are used in the description of the YouTube video under Islaminthewest1 YouTube channel account.

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4. Groups Figure 4. Groups This part of the website illustrates a collaborative aspect of the platform whereby users can Join and communicate through the Groups Here groups can be created that are either Private or Public giving privacy choice:

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Annotated Notes 1. Search functionality which is readily configured to search Groups. 2. Illustrating the number of Active Groups. 3. Group details and the privacy of the groups can be viewed here. 4. Once a Group has been selected this screen appears and here you can see whats new in the Group and any recent additions of members.

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5. Forums Figure 5. Forums This part of the website illustrates another collaborative aspect of the platform whereby registered members can communicate through the Forums:

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Annotated Notes 1. Illustrating the number of Active Topics of discussion within the forum. 2. Search functionality which is readily configured to search Forums part of the site. 3. Illustrating the topics that are active also showing the thread title where the Thread has been posted in and other relevant elements. 4. Illustrates the number of replies received to the topic. 5. Some sort functions are available here if this is required by the user.

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Project Poster
Figure 1. Project Poster.

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