Dangerous Temptations
From Nidhal Guessoum's "New Media and Islam" at HuffPo: Similarly, the Los Angeles Times recently related the strong reactions expressed by some Iranian clerics and other opinion makers to the youth's alarming addiction to the web. One cleric warned his students of the "dangers and temptations" of the Internet and advised them to "spend more time praying and less time clicking through cyberspace." An opposing view, however, was expressed by "an activist and son of a well-known reformist cleric," who saw no conflict between being a practicing Muslim and using Facebook and social networks; he insisted that "any practicing Muslim can embrace all kinds of modern tools and technology while maintaining his or her faith in Islam."
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From Nidhal Guessoum’s “New Media and Islam” at HuffPo:
Similarly, the Los Angeles Times recently related the strong reactions expressed by some Iranian clerics and other opinion makers to the youth’s alarming addiction to the web. One cleric warned his students of the “dangers and temptations” of the Internet and advised them to “spend more time praying and less time clicking through cyberspace.” An opposing view, however, was expressed by “an activist and son of a well-known reformist cleric,” who saw no conflict between being a practicing Muslim and using Facebook and social networks; he insisted that “any practicing Muslim can embrace all kinds of modern tools and technology while maintaining his or her faith in Islam.”