Nokia has announced that it will implement special applications developed for the Holy month of Ramadan developed by ASGATech, the only Forum Nokia Premium Partner in the Middle East.

The applications will be freely available from http://www.nokia.com/ramadan and will come pre-loaded with the following phones (in the Middle East): Nokia N78, Nokia N70 Music Edition, Nokia E51, Nokia 3120 Classic, Nokia 6500 Slide, Nokia 6300 and Nokia 2630. You can also download it if you own one of the phones above, or any of the following: Nokia N73, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia E90, Nokia E71, Nokia 6210 Navigator, and Nokia 6220 Classic.

The 2008 Ramadan offering includes:

• Mobile applications with user-interfaces available in Arabic, French, English and Urdu, include: Quran, Emsakya, Ramadaniat, Hajj & Umrah, Cards and Mozzaker.
• Mobile content features a choice of over 80 wallpapers, ringtones, themes and Anasheed (Islamic Songs).
• Mobile services cover Islamic landmarks, featuring major mosques in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Pakistan.

All content of the Ramadan applications has been reviewed and approved by Al Azhar Al Shareef.

Press release after the jump.

[via PC Magazine Middle & Near East]

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