Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media
Social media has been rooted in our society in that it is impossible, particularly for youths, to not be in any social media platform. Everyone gets frenzy when it comes to socializing online. They spend an average of 6-8 hours on the Internet per day. Thus, raises the fact of being exposed to var...
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| author | Juzlinda Mohd Ghazali, Norsaleha Mohd. Salleh, Helyawati Baharudin, Shafinaz Mohammad Niyaz Khan, Siti Noor Ahmad, |
| author_facet | Juzlinda Mohd Ghazali, Norsaleha Mohd. Salleh, Helyawati Baharudin, Shafinaz Mohammad Niyaz Khan, Siti Noor Ahmad, |
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| description | Social media has been rooted in our society in that it is impossible, particularly for youths, to not be in any social media
platform. Everyone gets frenzy when it comes to socializing online. They spend an average of 6-8 hours on the Internet
per day. Thus, raises the fact of being exposed to varied contents including misleading ones. This study discloses the
role of social media in propagating liberal thought among youths in Malaysia. Through observation, eleven influenced
and liberal-inclined Facebook youths have been selected to be interviewed and five had agreed. Four Islamic scholars
were also approached for their opinions and recommendations toward this issue. The finding shows that youths do play
a significant role in influencing social media users’ thought. This study also exposed that liberal movement in Malaysia
is well planned in its effort to propagate liberalism in Malaysia. Everyone from individuals to authorized bodies and
government must do their part in curbing the spreading of liberalism. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:158672020-11-27T04:40:12Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15867/ Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media Juzlinda Mohd Ghazali, Norsaleha Mohd. Salleh, Helyawati Baharudin, Shafinaz Mohammad Niyaz Khan, Siti Noor Ahmad, Social media has been rooted in our society in that it is impossible, particularly for youths, to not be in any social media platform. Everyone gets frenzy when it comes to socializing online. They spend an average of 6-8 hours on the Internet per day. Thus, raises the fact of being exposed to varied contents including misleading ones. This study discloses the role of social media in propagating liberal thought among youths in Malaysia. Through observation, eleven influenced and liberal-inclined Facebook youths have been selected to be interviewed and five had agreed. Four Islamic scholars were also approached for their opinions and recommendations toward this issue. The finding shows that youths do play a significant role in influencing social media users’ thought. This study also exposed that liberal movement in Malaysia is well planned in its effort to propagate liberalism in Malaysia. Everyone from individuals to authorized bodies and government must do their part in curbing the spreading of liberalism. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15867/1/40724-130066-1-SM.pdf Juzlinda Mohd Ghazali, and Norsaleha Mohd. Salleh, and Helyawati Baharudin, and Shafinaz Mohammad Niyaz Khan, and Siti Noor Ahmad, (2020) Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media. Islamiyyat : Jurnal Antarabangsa Pengajian Islam; International Journal of Islamic Studies, 42 ((SI)). pp. 21-26. ISSN 0216-5636 http://ejournal.ukm.my/islamiyyat/issue/view/1278 |
| spellingShingle | Juzlinda Mohd Ghazali, Norsaleha Mohd. Salleh, Helyawati Baharudin, Shafinaz Mohammad Niyaz Khan, Siti Noor Ahmad, Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media |
| title | Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media |
| title_full | Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media |
| title_fullStr | Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media |
| title_full_unstemmed | Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media |
| title_short | Propagation of liberalism by youths on social media |
| title_sort | propagation of liberalism by youths on social media |
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