The Fanar app is an AI assistant that can help you boost your creativity and productivity in various tasks, particularly those based on the Arabic language including content generation, text summarization, translation, domain specific Q &A, and beyond. Fanar is driven by a commitment to preserving the richness and diversity of the Arabic language, along with its unique dialects, cultural and religious heritage, traditions and values. It is an indispensable resource for individuals and organizations seeking to connect with the Arabic language and its diverse communities .
As a comprehensive family of language models, Fanar is specifically designed to understand and generate both written and spoken Arabic, including various dialects. Fanar can engage in natural conversations in English and multiple Arabic dialects, generate culturally aligned content including text, speech, and images. What sets Fanar apart is its comprehensive suite of services covering core language processing, speech recognition, image generation, and specialized knowledge retrieval.
Key Features:
Arabic-First Approach. Built from the ground up with Arabic language and culture at its core.
Comprehensive Agentic Suite. Encompassing two Fanar models (Fanar Star, fully built from scratch, and Fanar Prime built on Gemma2 9B through continual learning), Fanar Speech, Fanar Translation, and Fanar Image Generation models for comprehensive user experience.
Bilingual and Arabic dialectal support. Interact with Fanar in English, Arabic MSA, or Arabic dialects either in written textor speech.
Islamic RAG: Specialized system for accurate religious content.
Fanar Attribution: Wikipedia-backed revision and fact-checking system.
MultiModal: Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech, Image Generation.
Fanar is developed by the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development. It is sponsored by the Qatari government through the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Read Fanar’s Terms of Service at https://fanar.qa/
Expecting more advance tools such as voice chatting with the system. Good luck guys 🫡
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Abbas3113
A deeply disturbing and unacceptable experience. This content requires an urgent review.I asked the application a simple question about Islamic denominations, and it presumed my religious identity without any evidence. It then presented sectarian material containing the deeply offensive phrase “their Jewish masters” in reference to Shia Muslims.This is not neutral information or respectful theological discussion. It is derogatory sectarian rhetoric that demeans an entire religious community and fuels prejudice, hatred, and division. Presenting such material without critical context or a warning about its inflammatory nature risks normalizing religious hostility.The collective condemnation of entire religious communities is extremely dangerous. Portraying hundreds of millions of people as misguided or inferior simply because of their religious affiliation can contribute to discrimination, dehumanization, and an environment in which hostility and violence become easier to justify.I am deeply concerned that an AI application entrusted with providing reliable information would deliver such inflammatory content in response to an ordinary question. Users should not have to fear being subjected to sectarian propaganda, religious stereotyping, or hateful rhetoric when seeking information.I demand a thorough review of this response, an investigation into why this content was presented in this context, and meaningful measures to prevent sectarian hostility from being presented as neutral, authoritative religious information.An AI platform must uphold accuracy, fairness, religious tolerance, and basic human dignity. It must not presume users’ religious identities or expose them to degrading rhetoric targeting entire communities.This experience has seriously undermined my trust in the application. I expect this complaint to be taken seriously and the issue to be addressed responsibly.
Research prototype Vs. Production platform?!
QatarCH
I've been following this app since the pilot phase and participated in early testing. After the first public release, I expected significant improvements based on pilot feedback. Instead, what was delivered is clearly an unfinished research project that should never have been released to the public—and disappointingly, little has changed from pilot to launch.Fundamental Problems:1.The app feels like an early academic prototype rather than a market-ready product. Features are unfinished, functionality is unreliable, and the entire experience clearly shows it's a work in progress. 2.Missing Business Mindset: The development approach is entirely academic, with no focus on actual user needs, workflows, practical value, sustainable engagement, long-term viability, user retention, or competitive edge—it's obvious the team designed this more for research publications than for real-world users.3.The Reality Gap: The app claims to have advanced capabilities but offers only basic functions. Performance problems are ongoing, features don't work as promised, and the user experience is confusing and poorly designed. It's obvious the development team focused more on research objectives than on creating something users would actually want to use.4.Question about the organization's technical competence and concerns regarding the gap between marketing claims and actual functionality, along with missing essential ethics policies, inadequate disclaimers, and limited liability protections. Additionally, there are no published benchmarks against recognized industry standards; capability claims are unsubstantiated. This damages credibility, and there is a significant exaggeration of technological claims. …5.Business Fundamentals: The app lacks a clear target audience, poorly integrates with existing platforms, and was released without enough user testing. Content appears unfinished and cluttered, with no emphasis on scalability or commercial use, and it misses basic features expected in modern apps.6.Strategic Confusion: The positioning is contradictory claiming to innovate while providing subpar basics. There is no clear strategy linking research objectives to user benefits. Wish you all the best …
- Voice typing keeps your words when you dictate again
- The mic shows when it's ready, so your first words aren't lost
- Clearer notices when you reach a voice limit
Version 1.2.4
The developer, HBKU, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
User Content
Usage Data
Diagnostics
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY
Size
58.7 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
