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Muslims start their own Facebook called IkhwanBook
by Joseph Ernest August 24, 2010
Newscast Media --CAIRO, Egypt — Facebook has competition from the Muslim Brotherhood who have started their own social network called IkhwanBook. The user is greeted with the message, "Welcome in IkhwanBook Site where you can share your life with other muslim brothers over the world."
The site looks similar to Facebook, but users say it respects Islamic values better. It has more reserved use of photographs, less intrusion in the personal lives of members, and a different attitude to homosexuality.
Because the group is banned, The Muslim Brotherhood says they are using the Internet, partly because it is one of the few channels of communication left open to them in Egypt. The group is also banned from the airwaves and is also prohibited from publishing articles in newspapers. This group insists that it does not want to isolate itself from the world, nor to compete with Facebook.
However, some Muslims have criticised Facebook for not shutting down anti-Islamic sites, not to mention their unease about the more liberal attitudes and opinions that can be exchanged on Facebook.
Because the group is banned, some members have concerns that the government will identify them through their membership of Ikhwanbook.
For now the site is only operating on a trial basis, and has been doing so for only a few months, but the site organizers intend to go full throttle at a later date as the membership increases. Add Comments>>
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