09 Jan MKA HEALTH CHALLENGE – Reflections

We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
Tariq Malik
Posted at 11:13h, 10 JanuaryI am working on my six pack again. And your department is helping.
JazakAllah Ahsanal Jaza!
Nameer Bhatti
Posted at 11:14h, 10 JanuaryIn just 4 days I have lost about 3 lbs by cutting out sodas, and fast food.
Bilal Rana
Posted at 11:17h, 10 JanuaryI am now realizing just how SUGARY I was….. Now 3 spoons of my usual big cups of coffee tastes GROSS!
My Junk Food consumption is near ZERO!
I’m a lot more hungry! and I LOVE THAT!
Meals taste so much better too and I CRAVE THEM MORE!
Jazakallah
Salman Akhtar
Posted at 12:44h, 14 JanuaryJazakAllah MKA to keeping us FIT. After this next challenge MKA should introduce Healthy, Clean and less greasy (oily) food in the mosques. This can be implemented with the help of Holy Quran verses about cleanness, healthy life style and good food.
Mudassar Khalid
Posted at 14:34h, 14 JanuaryVery nice initiative……I’ve been actively working on the food choices for the last two years so the challenge was not actually a challenge for me but Excellent job to thrive for healthy living. Looking forward to get more insight into food and lifestyle. You guys are awesome!
Khalid Husain
Posted at 15:35h, 16 JanuaryAa,
Can we eat whole wheat roti or naan?
Sehatejismani
Posted at 16:23h, 16 JanuaryYes. Whole wheat roti/naan (just be sure to check labels and go for less sugar)
Yameen Khalil
Posted at 14:29h, 17 JanuaryI signed up for all five pledges and really didn’t expect much of a change since I am not particularly overweight. I have come to see that cutting out the simple starches has helped a lot more then I thought. I have lost about 5 pounds and become a lot leaner and feel a lot better.
Mohammed A Muqeet
Posted at 19:54h, 31 JanuaryToday is the last day of the challenge 😀
I didnt have Rice for 30 days.. Just waiting for another few hours to get my hands on them..
JazakAllah Sehet e Jimani for this challenge.. Learnt a lot on how I could control my eating habits…
Ejaz
Posted at 13:29h, 01 FebruaryAA,
This was a really good initiative, I was struggling to keep a check on my food (especially junk) so this helped me get back inline. I feel better, more healthy and will continue to follow this routine. MKA Stay Healthy!
JazakAllah for this challenge and helping us feel and live a healthy life.
Usman
Posted at 13:39h, 01 FebruaryCutting back on packaged snacks and replacing it with nuts and fruit options has helped my energy levels stay high for longer periods of time. The biggest gains for me happened a few years ago when I cut Soda and all drinks with High Fructose Corn Syrup (Gatorade, etc…)
A Healthy Mind, Body, Soul = clarity of thought/prayers
Aleem Malik
Posted at 15:08h, 01 FebruaryThank you for such a great initiative. Its helping me a lot.
JazakAllah
Sohail Malik
Posted at 20:22h, 01 FebruaryOne of the brothers in Philly cut out white bread and lost 10 lbs in the first two weeks.