Social Media and Islamic Ethics: An Insight to Instagram Use by Muslim University Students in Malaysia
Instagram is one of the more popular social media platforms inMalaysia and was the focus of the study. Muslims ought to use Instagramaccording to Islamic ethics, as Islam is a way of life that permeates theirlifestyle. The study’s purpose was to examine the usage of Instagram byMuslim students of an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Intellectual discourse
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 175-206 |
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| Summary: | Instagram is one of the more popular social media platforms inMalaysia and was the focus of the study. Muslims ought to use Instagramaccording to Islamic ethics, as Islam is a way of life that permeates theirlifestyle. The study’s purpose was to examine the usage of Instagram byMuslim students of an Islamic university in Malaysia. Using Social CognitiveTheory, the study adopted a phenomenological research design involvinginterviews of 24 students. The findings depicted that Instagram was used inan Islamic manner by most Muslim students interviewed and that most weredissatisfied with Instagram features and hence, gave recommendations. TheIslamic orientation in their university helped with. The study is important asit provides recommendations to Instagram and marketing communicators onthe ideal ambience of a social media platform for Muslim university students. |
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| ISSN: | 2289-5639 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Intellectual discourse
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