Type of site Matrimonial website Owner Adeem Younis Revenue £100,000 | Available in English Created by Adeem Younis | |
Slogan(s) The world's leading Muslim introduction agency. | ||
SingleMuslim.com is a matrimonial website designed for and marketed to Muslims. The website was launched on 1 August 2000, and its headquarters is based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
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History
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.
Of the 1 million members, the website currently only charges a subscription fee to its male members and offers a free service for females. The reasons explained on the website concern the sensitivities of females and ignore the sensitivities of men altogeather thus treating their members unfairly. Instead, the membership fee the males pay cover the maintenance of the website and the many expenses incurred for running the service.
Media and reception
On 3 October 2007, BBC One broadcast a documentary about SingleMuslim.com called Single British Muslims.com. In August 2008, the website featured on a two episodes of six-part ITV1 series, A Match Made in Heaven.
In June 2009, Majid Nagra, candidate from series five of BBC reality television programme The Apprentice, endorsed the website.
In August 2010, Catherine Heseltine, Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK (MPACUK) CEO, married her husband Muhammad Ali who she met using the website.
In March 2012, Rashid Khan and Damon Scully, who appeared on Channel 4 documentary series Make Bradford British, endorsed the website.