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International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 7 (23): 79-89, Serial Number 3, Summer 2020

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER
The Role of Cyberspace in Religious Dialog between
Muslim Minority and Non-Muslim Majority in the

Czech Republic
Dr. Josef Kraus*

* Assistant Professor in Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of
Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
ARTICLE INFO Abstract

Article History: SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: The article is focused on Czech
Received 01 March 2020 Muslim community and its efforts to educate, to raise public
Revised 17 July 2020 awareness and to create a dialog with Czech majority population
Accepted 29 August 2020
using the internet, social networks and other modern cybernetic
Key Words: ways and tools. Special attention is put on Shia community in South
Cyberspace Moravia region of Czech Republic and its recently opened Muslim
Religious Cultural Center Ahlulbayt followed by Facebook campaign and
Dialog electronic media coverage.
Muslim and Non-Muslim METHOD AND FINDING: In the background of current so
called migration crisis in Europe there is a huge impact of
DOI: cyberspace on public opinion formed by anti-Islamic movements on
10.22034/IMJPL.2020.2120 one side and pro-refugees activists on the other. In Czech Republic,
a state almost untouched by migration wave and with small Muslim
DOR: community, the issue of Islam in Europe and its coexistence with
20.1001.1.26767610.2020.7.23.13.3
Christian / atheist domestic population has become an important
political topic. Islamic organizations face much pressure and
responsibility for introducing their religious and political orientation.
CONCLUSION: Cyberspace, the internet and social networks are
highly effective option to distribute information and statements or to

communicate with outside world with low costs and high impact.
Analyzing these channels and their effectivity within Czech
environment is one of the main aim of the article.
* Corresponding Author: Article Address Published on the Journal Site:
Email: j.kraus@mail.muni.cz http://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/article_2120.html
ORCID: 0000-0002-5720-1415

NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NATIONALITY OF
REFERENCES AUTHORS AUTHORS
7 1 (Czech Republic)