11/30/11

An article on the Huffington Post about Facebook and Twitter and how they might effect Islam. The article talks about how Facebook could be a problem because of the freedom of speech is much greater on Facebook then really allowed in Muslim countries. The article also brings up the fact that people waste lots of time on the internet. To me this reminds me of social networking and the Arab Spring. Because of the internet and access to it, people were able to get their word out more and tell people outside of the country what was going on. In this case it was good for the people in that country to let the world what was going on. It got them outside help and awareness. I'm not sure if that is what Islam needs, but I can see Facebook and Twitter as a way to help in a way. So they can share their ideas and let the world know that not all of them are terrorist. Let people know what Islam is all about. It could be  a good thing, you never know. But it could also lead to bad things for the Muslim community. With the internet developing so fast, who knows what can happen, good or bad. We just will have to wait and see.