“Apple” removes applications for the Holy Quran and the Bible in China at the request of the authorities

Apple has removed the Quran and Bible app in China, at the request of the country’s authorities.

According to Business Insider, the cancellation of the “Quran Majeed” and “Bible App by Olive Tree” apps was first reported by the activist website Apple Censorship, on Tuesday.

“We are required to comply with local laws, and at times there are complex issues on which we may disagree with governments and other stakeholders on the right track going forward,” the company said.

It asserted that Chinese officials indicated that the apps violated laws related to hosting illegal religious texts.

And the “Insider” website quoted the developer of the “Quran Majeed” application that the application was removed from the Chinese App Store, noting that “Apple” advised him to contact the China Cyberspace Administration (CAC).

“According to Apple, our Quran Majeed app has been removed from the China App Store because it contains content that is illegal in China as determined by the CAC, which does not comply with the guidelines,” Hassan Shafiq Ahmed, head of growth at Pakistan Data Management Company, told Insider in an email. App Store review.

Ahmed added, “We are trying to communicate with the CAC and relevant Chinese authorities to resolve this issue as we had nearly one million users of our app in China, who were affected.”

The Holy Quran has been downloaded on the Google Play Store with over 5 million downloads, while the Bible app by Olive Tree has just over a million downloads.