revealed the social networking site “Facebook” for a new feature that serve users the Arabs, by providing the ability to add date of birth through the site and according to the Hijri calendar.
He explained, “Facebook”, in a press statement that the new feature serves a wide range of users of the site who uses Hijri Calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar.
The social networking site will provide first new feature to its users in Saudi Arabia, as a prelude to saving feature in other Arab countries working according to Hijri application.
He said, “Jonathan Lapin” manager “Facebook” in the Middle East and Africa to launch the new feature in the Saudi market as a test for response to its users, and the impact of those responding will be expanded to provide this feature for users of the site to other countries in the Muslim world.
The launch of the property adding Birth date and according to the Hijri calendar in a gesture of “Facebook” on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the Arab countries.
It is noteworthy that the company “Facebook” was launched last year, the headquarters for its operations in the Middle East and Africa in Dubai, and in light of the increasing Arab users of the social networking site, which exceeded the number of users billion users worldwide.
Source:Internet News
