Monday, August 12, 2013

Indian Clerics Tell Muslim Girls Not to Post 'Selfies' on Facebook


THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Clerics in India have denounced "Facebook selfies" as un-Islamic and forbidden Muslim girls from posting pictures of themselves on social networks.

Two leading helplines for young Muslims seeking guidance have warned teenagers that in Islam the only men who should see their faces are close relatives and their husbands.

Their edict will be difficult to enforce within India's growing ranks of middle class Muslims among whom social networking is as popular as it is in the West.

Sunni and Shia clerics have warned them, however, that true relationships and friendships cannot be made over the internet and that it is wrong for girls to project their charms online. » | Dean Nelson, South Asia editor | Monday, August 12, 2013