“Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves” Al Quran: Surah 13:11
“The only constant that is not changing is change!” Sounds familiar?
Yes, this is even true in the era of globalization and what many termed as the sweeping affect of the Internet revolution (some of us are still facing difficulties in dealing with Internet 2.0, and now, we have heard of the coming of Internet 3.0!).
Globalization and the arrival of the Internet have created ripples, not only those within the industries that bring about the birth of the Internet, but people who are not even in the industries! Free flow of information, culture and way of life have altered many, including that of our Ummah!
In the highly competitive market “created” by Globalization and the “Open Sky” policy associated with the Internet, youths have been targeted – all in the name of better “bottom line” or in other words, meeting the stakeholders’ expectations! Pure greed!
Today’s youths are no longer the ones that we know, say like the ones 10 or 15 years back. What many would term as the “ipod generation”- today’s youths tend to be more individualistic, materialistic and are entertainment hungry – all shaped by the “forces” of globalization and the Internet revolution.
