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How We Hire for R&D at GTAF
At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), our Research & Development (R&D) team plays a critical role in shaping the future of Islamic tech. Over the past year, we’ve explored various approaches to hiring for this team—balancing transparency, speed, and alignment with our mission. Recent Hiring Journey When a key team member from our R&D unit, received…
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Interconnected Learning in Islamic Apps: Insights from User Interviews
Published: 25 March 2025 Author: Ishrat Jahan Easha, Dr Riasat Islam At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), our mission is to create digital tools that help Muslims come closer to Allah ﷻ by engaging meaningfully with the Qur’an, Hadith, and Seerah. As part of our ongoing research efforts, we recently conducted a qualitative user study to…
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Active Learning for the Soul: Using Constructivist Learning Theory in Islamic Apps
Published: 27 April 2025 Author: Dr Riasat Islam بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم As Muslims strive to connect with the Qur’an, Hadith, and Seerah, many of us feel the desire to understand—not just read. At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), our mission has always been to help Muslims come closer to Allah ﷻ through meaningful engagement with…
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Extracting Knowledge from Hadith Using Named Entity Recognition and LLMs
Published: 23 October 2024Author: Mohammad Galib Shams, Nabil Mosharraf Hossain, Riasat Islam Introduction At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), we are always looking for new ways to enhance user engagement with Islamic content. In our latest research project, we focused on automating the extraction of structured information from hadith using Named Entity Recognition (NER) powered by…
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Enhancing Donor Engagement Through Automation and Personalised Milestone Messaging
Published Date: 13 November 2024Author: Mohammad Galib Shams, Nabil Mosharraf Hossain At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), our donors are at the heart of everything we do. Their generosity helps us build tools that benefit millions of Muslims worldwide. But as our donor base grows, we wanted to do more to acknowledge their contributions, reconnect with…
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Enhancing Related Hadith Suggestions Using Sentence Transformers
Published Date: 24 May 2024Author: Mohammad Galib Shams, Nabil Mosharraf Hossain At Greentech Apps Foundation, we constantly look for ways to help users explore the Hadith literature more meaningfully. One of our goals is to connect users with related Hadiths—narrations that share similar meanings, themes, or wording—across various collections. However, the current system for identifying…
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🎓 Student Research Project Spotlight: Leveraging LLMs for Multilingual User Feedback in Islamic Apps
At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), we believe the future of Islamic technology lies in collaboration—between professionals, researchers, students, and the global ummah. As part of this vision, we’re excited to share a new research project developed by students from the Systems and Software Lab, Department of CSE, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), under our ongoing…
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How We Use AI to Streamline Customer Support and Reply to Over 60,000 User Reviews
Published Date: 21 December 2023Author: Mohammad Galib Shams, Nabil Mosharraf Hossain At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), we deeply value user feedback. It helps us refine our Islamic apps and serve the Ummah better. But as our user base grew, so did the volume of feedback—especially on Google Play Store. With tens of thousands of reviews…
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🤝 Announcing MoU Between Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF) and Islamic University of Technology (IUT)
Signed: 26 February 2025 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), United Kingdom, and the Systems and Software Lab, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh. This partnership marks a significant milestone for us as…
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🚀 Inside GTAF’s AI Stack: How a Small Team Serves 13M+ Muslims Worldwide
How AI Helps a Small Muslim Tech Team Reach 13 Million Users Worldwide At Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), we’re proud to serve over 13 million Muslims globally through our mobile apps. But behind this reach is a story of strategy, technology—and above all, AI done right. We’re thrilled to release our latest white paper:📄 “Inside…
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