Social media in Indonesia: Eat, pray, tweet

Social media in Indonesia: Eat, pray, tweet

By HijabGirl on from www.economist.com

Indonesia is now the world’s second-largest market for Facebook and the third-largest for Twitter, according to several web research firms. For industry insiders, however, the most exciting statistic is not how many Indonesians use social media, but how many still don’t. Of 230m or so Indonesians, fewer than 20% are connected to the internet.

Foreign firms see untapped potential.
Muslim Facebook is here! MillatFacebook - Do we need it?

Muslim Facebook is here! MillatFacebook - Do we need it?

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

In reaction to the global uproar surrounding Facebook’s recent allowance of a “Prophet Muhammad Cartoon Day”, several Muslims have formed an offshoot of the popular social networking site aimed at providing Muslims and “Peaceful people from other religions” with a virtual “safe space” in which to network. MillatFacebook.com seeks to provide all the functions of Facebook - minus the massive inventory of apps/games, and of course, minus the religious insensitivity. As the founders put it: “The objective is to provide a platform for all Muslims and nice, decent and sophisticated people of all religions and faiths, to come together and make a network. They should interact in a way that is socially responsible by providing them all the freedom of expression, however respecting each others’ sentiments, sensitivities and beliefs.”
Muslim Viewpoints about Facebook: Halal or Haram?

Muslim Viewpoints about Facebook: Halal or Haram?

By l0gikal on from www.huffingtonpost.com

Some Muslims worry Facebook runs afoul of Muslims standards of modesty. Others see it as a home to offensive images like depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, and have personalized Facebook to fit their Islamic beliefs.
Social Media And Global Muslim Culture

Social Media And Global Muslim Culture

By MuslimVoices on from muslimvoices.org

What happens online doesn’t have to be an expression of politics or justice or a message of any kind. It can just be a nice place for Muslims to hang out.
Is it Haraam to Be on Facebook?

Is it Haraam to Be on Facebook?

By ChillYoIslamYo on from www.chillyoislamyo.com

Wait hold up, why are we so quick to say something is haraam or halal? Recently I’ve been hearing people say Facebook is Haraam, in other words it’s not permissible to use.

Well it all depends on how you use it right? This reminds me of a statement from one of the great scholars of the past who said “a glass can be used to drink alcohol or water”.

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