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Islam and the forefront of technology are not typically

thought of together. Friday sermons and religious classes



might drop hints of social networks orsmartphones; how-

ever, the content is not tech-centric. Conversations might



walk down Nostalgia Lane to reminisce about the wonder



years of technological advancementsin past eras of Islam-

ic history. Yet not much issaid about Islam and technology



in the contemporary sense.

2011 was marked by dramatic changes brought on by the

internet. Today, social media sites such Facebook have

been used for many purposes with its membership now



growing to over 700 million users – larger than the popu-

lation of any country in the world, barring China and India.



The world’s attention was recently riveted on WikiLeaks

which introduced a new form of guerilla journalism that



called for more transparency from both political and cor-

porate leadership. WikiLeaks granted individual whistle-

blowers the power to publicise confidential information



about government and corporate mishaps, allowing for

miscarriages of justice to come to light.