Ive been thinking a lot about using the new media for dakwah, and realised that there is much that we can do to create a presence in the new media world and promote islam.
lets start with my youtube channel. youtube is watched by everybody. we need to be in it, and in it in a BIG way.
i have already started creating my ppt presentations for the channel. that will provide a start point. then we need other stuff, home made reality stuff.
there are hundreds of personal videos of people interviewing themselves about their conversions to islam. but none from sg. we need to do this. all that is needed is a laptop with a camera, and willing participants. i aim for 20 to start with.
next we need staged vids of conversion processes. coming to darul arqam, signing up for class, converting, etc.
another thing is using wikis and videojugs. we need to have wikis on conversion, how to pray, fast, etc etc.
in essence, we create a new darul arqam in the virtual world.
the other aspect is to use facebook and twitter. we need a fb page, but its not about events only, like the present fb page people of darul arqam. it has to generate content, twitter-like, on a regular basis to maintain interest. it needs to be aimed at non-muslims, so it wont have doas, etc. just feelgood stuff.
we need to know who we're targeting. young 18 - 30s. english speaking Chinese and Others.
islam has to be hip. how? it has to be different. the different thing attracts the curiosity of the young. element of questioning the status quo. need to up the glamour factor - need pretty faces and nice voices nice clothes. need a cause. young pple are into causes nowadays. the cause is not to be ISLAM per se, or "the truth" etc.by itself. it has to be things like a worldwide brotherhood, courage, change, being strong.
your ideas.
