This paper explores social media conversations about Islam and Muslims through discourse analysis... more This paper explores social media conversations about Islam and Muslims through discourse analysis. The study looks into Facebook about the representation of Islam and Muslims. A discourse analysis of Facebook reveals that people are changing their perceptions, attitudes and opinions through the Facebook. Netizens like, comment and share the material in accordance with their interests and ideology. The study has found that Islam is the only religion on social media which is being portrayed in a negative fashion. The hot discourses we have found are jihad, niqab, hijab, mosques, terrorism, which are the most common discourses on Facebook.
Over the last decade, extensive literature has been published regarding social media effects on r... more Over the last decade, extensive literature has been published regarding social media effects on real-life political participation. Many argue that social media stimulates online and offline political participation. This study investigates how online political activities impact political efficacy and real-life political participation among university students in rural Pakistan. In addition, this study also sheds light on the relationship between political activities and political awareness. We conducted an online survey of (N = 200) male and female undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Narowal, Pakistan. We used Qualtrics software to distribute our survey among students for data-collection purposes. The results reveal that the majority of the students use social media for political awareness and information. Political efficacy is significantly based on online political participation. In addition to that, social media is a vital platform for netizens to participate in real-life political activities. In conclusion, the findings of the study suggest that online political activities strongly correlate to political awareness and offline political participation. In rural areas of Pakistan, the younger generations are very active on social media to participate in online and offline political happenings.
This paper explores social media conversations about Islam and Muslims through discourse analysis... more This paper explores social media conversations about Islam and Muslims through discourse analysis. The study looks into Facebook about the representation of Islam and Muslims. A discourse analysis of Facebook reveals that people are changing their perceptions, attitudes and opinions through the Facebook. Netizens like, comment and share the material in accordance with their interests and ideology. The study has found that Islam is the only religion on social media which is being portrayed in a negative fashion. The hot discourses we have found are jihad, niqab, hijab, mosques, terrorism, which are the most common discourses on Facebook.
Over the last decade, extensive literature has been published regarding social media effects on r... more Over the last decade, extensive literature has been published regarding social media effects on real-life political participation. Many argue that social media stimulates online and offline political participation. This study investigates how online political activities impact political efficacy and real-life political participation among university students in rural Pakistan. In addition, this study also sheds light on the relationship between political activities and political awareness. We conducted an online survey of (N = 200) male and female undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Narowal, Pakistan. We used Qualtrics software to distribute our survey among students for data-collection purposes. The results reveal that the majority of the students use social media for political awareness and information. Political efficacy is significantly based on online political participation. In addition to that, social media is a vital platform for netizens to participate in real-life political activities. In conclusion, the findings of the study suggest that online political activities strongly correlate to political awareness and offline political participation. In rural areas of Pakistan, the younger generations are very active on social media to participate in online and offline political happenings.
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