12 August 2013

Muslims told Facebook and Twitter accounts are un-Islamic by religious leader

Muslims should not create profiles on Facebook or Twitter because they are ‘un-Islamic’, religious leaders in India have claimed.

Influential helplines for believers in the country have been flooded with calls asking if the popular social networks are compatible with Islam.

But Muslims - and especially women - have been told by two leading Islamic scholars not to tweet.

Mufti Abul Irfan Naimul Halim Firagni Mahli said: “Women should not post pictures on Facebook or anywhere else on the Internet. [Mirror.co.uk] Read more