How has social media impacted the life of an individual who publicly challenges authoritative discourse?
This paper discusses the role of social media in shaping the life of an individual who publicly challenges Islamic authoritative discourse (i.e the hadith of Prophet Muhammad and the Quran). Sally (pseudonym), a year old Malaysian lady, was the sole participant of this study where the impacts of...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1890/1/FH03-FBK-20-39968.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1890/ |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses the role of social media in shaping the life of an individual who publicly challenges Islamic
authoritative discourse (i.e the hadith of Prophet Muhammad and the Quran). Sally (pseudonym), a year old
Malaysian lady, was the sole participant of this study where the impacts of social media on her life were investigated
in-depth. Data were generated using an ethnographic approach involving a prolonged observation of her social media
accounts (i.e Facebook, Blog and Twitter) for four years from to . This time period covers the major
developments in her life since her public rejection of Islamic authoritative discourse to her settlement in the USA. A
thematic analysis was carried out to make sense of the data. The findings reveal that social media has affected her life
in both negative and positive ways. She faced several problematic experiences (e.g. break up with family, life threats,
police reports and exile) due to her postings which challenge Islamic authoritative discourses, however she also made
full use of the social media to finally put a stop to the problematic experiences. |
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