Huruf: An Interactive Global Portal

Abstract

The Internet, as a defining technology, is a powerful information broker. Within its unique architecture, it encompasses the entire spectrum of information, communication, and knowledge. That the Internet may be rightfully equated with the Industrial Revolution or the Gutenberg invention is a modest claim. In the rapidly evolving 'virtual' world, Muslims have a rather insignificant presence. Access to the Internet remains a function of their disproportionate technical and economic capabilities. However, as the transnational flow of free information gains momentum, the Muslim world will be forced to bring down technical, economic and political barriers to diffusion of information.