Battle for Islam Moves to Facebook
September 19th, 2008 by Jason
The LA Times has a report on Facebook’s role as a leading arena for debate between young secularists and Islamists in the Muslim world. An Egyptian student notes that both sides are “resorting to this virtual world because we have no space in the actual world [to express our opinions].”
The tenets of Islam in the 21st century are “now being analyzed by thousands of new, young and disparate Web surfers” who can “express whatever [they] want on screens that can hold infinite numbers of words.”
While the space for dialogue is a fine thing, we could see this next part coming: “But there’s too much tension. No one wants to revise his opinions. It’s turned into a screaming war.”
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