SOCIAL MEDIA AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES ANALYZING THE USAGE OF FACEBOOK GROUPS AMONG CHRISTIAN MINORITY TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR ISSUES IN PAKISTAN

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).10      10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).10      Published : Mar 1
Authored by : Sumera Batool , Saba Sultana , Sana Tariq

10 Pages : 117-132

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  • Ahmad, A., Shaukat, B., & Saeed, M. (2016, July). A survey of social exclusion, media portrayal, and services for Christian minorities in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, 1(2), 15-24.
  • Ali, S., & Jalaluddin. (2010, September). Portrayal of minorities in elite English press of Pakistan: A study of daily Dawn and the Nation. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences PJSS, 30(1), 141-156.
  • Aqeel, A., & Gill, M. (2019). Shame and Stigma in Sanitation: competing faiths and compromised dignity,safety and employment security of sanitory workers in pakistan. lahore: Center for Law and Justice.
  • Babbie, E. (2010). The Practice Of Social Research (12 ed.). (C. Calderia, Ed.) Belmont, California, USA: WADSWORTH CENGAGE Learning.
  • Batool, S. (2018). Representation of religious minorities in Pakistani and Indian print media: A comparative analysis. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 2(1), 247-258.
  • Beal, V. (n.d). Webopedia: Online tech dictionary for students, educaters and IT professionals. May 27, 2020, from Webopedia: https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/F acebook_Group.html
  • Brubaker, P. J., & Haigh, M. M. (2017). The religious Facebook experience: Uses and gratifications of faith based content. Social Media Society, 3(2), 1-11.
  • Campbell, H. (2004, May). Challangs created by online networks. Journal of Media and Religion, 3(2), 81-99.
  • Chahudhry, M. S. (1993). Human rights in Islam. Lahore: H. Y. Printers.
  • Chaudhry, L. N. (2016). Structural violance and the lives of Pakistani Christians: A collaborative analysis. Community Psychology of in Global Perspective, 2(2), 97- 113.
  • Conde, H. (1999). A handbook of international humanrights terminology. Lincoln: University of Nebrska Press.
  • Dukes, K. N., & Gaither, S. E. (2017). Black racial stereotypes and victim blaming:Implications for media coverage and criminal proceedings in case of police violance against racial and ethnic minorities. Journal of Social Issues, 73(4), 789-807.
  • Dyba, T., Moe, N. B., & Arisholm, E. (2005). conalization. International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering (pp. 447- 457). Noosa Heads, Qld., Australia: IEEE.
  • Eslami, Z. R., Jabbari, N., & Kuo, L.-J. (2015, July). Compliment responsive behaviour on Facebook: Astudy with Iranian Facebook users. International Review of Pragmatics, 244-277.
  • Fuchs, M. M., & Fuchs, S. W. (2019, December 12). Religious minorities in Pakistan: Identities, citizenship and social belonging. South Asia. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 43(1), 52-67
  • Gallion, A. J. (2010). Applying uses and gratigication theory to social networking sites.
  • Ghanea, N. (2012, January 11). Are religious minorities really minorities? Oxford Journal of Law And Religion, 1(1), 57-79.
  • Hamidullah, D. M. (1987). Muslim Conduct of State. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan: Noor sons Publishers.
  • Harding, C. (2008). Religious transformation in South Asia: The meanings of conversion in colonial Punjab. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Jan, A., Rehman, A. U., Khattak, A. H., & Khan, I. U. (2019). Asssociation of religious activities and social interaction of Christian and Sikh minorities with Muslims in Pakistan. Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization , 9(2), 233-252.
  • Jan, D. F. (2016, June). Social Media and Cyber Jihad in Pakistan. Al-Idha, 34-47.
  • Kakakhel, M. N. (1984). Status of Non- Muslims Minorities in Pakistan. Islamic Research Institute, 45-54.
  • Kaur, S. P. (2013). Variables in research. Indian Journal of Research and Reports in Medical Sciences, 3(4), 36-38.
  • Khalid, B., & Daudpoto, A. F. (2014). Minorities' stereotypes in Pakistani films. The European Conference on Film and Documentary.
  • Khalid, I., & Rashid, M. (2019). A Socio Political Status of Minorities in Pakistan. Joural of Political Studies, 26(1), 59-70.
  • Labaree, R. (2009). USC Libraries. Decembr 16, 2019, from https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/m ethodology
  • Leirvik, O. (2008, March). Religion in school, interreligious relations and citizenship: The case of Pakistan. British Journal of Religious Education, 30(2), 143-154.
  • Malik, I. H. (2002). Religious Minorities in Pakistan. London: Minority Rights Group International.
  • Malik, N., Yousaf, H., Gillani, I., & Habib , N. (2012, November). AN assesment of parental knowldge,belief an attitude toward childhood immunization among minorities in rural areas of district Faisalabad, Palistan. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 3(11), 153-159.
  • Martin, S. (n.d). Analytics Social Media. June 6, 2020, from Metricool: https://metricool.com/facebook- groups/
  • Meishar-Tal, H., Kurtz, G., & Pietersa, E. (2012, October). Facebook groups as LMS: A case study. The International Review of Research in Open and Distant Learning, 13(4), 33-48.
  • Miller, B. J., Mundey, P., & Hill, J. P. (2013, January 9). Faith in the age of Facebook: Exploring the links between religion and social network site membership and use. Sociology of Religion, 74(2), 227-253.
  • Minority right group. (2018, June). World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Pakistan : Christians. Retrieved December 18, 2019, from Refworld: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5ba0ae0 e7.html
  • Misra, A. (2015, May 26). Life in Brackets: Minority Christians and Hegemonic Violence in Pakistan. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 22(2), 157- 181.
  • Mubeen, A., & Qusien, R. (2017, April). Minoritis in Pakistan: Role of Private TV Channels in Highlighting Minorities' Rights. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 7(2), 96-113. collins dictionary. (n.d). june 9, 2020, from www.collinsdictionary.com: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti onary/english/highlight-an-issue
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  • Rahman, T. (2012, April). Pakistan's policies and practices towards religious minorities. South Asian History and Cultue, 3(2), 302-315.
  • Raina, A. K. (2014). Minorities and Representation in a Plural Society: The Case of the Christians of Pakistan. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 37(4), 684-699.
  • Sadiq, T. (2016). Working under the shadow of taboo and blasphemy: Coverage of minorities in Pakistani press under blasphemy law. Global Media Journal, 9(2).
  • Shirky, C. (2008). The power of organizing without organizations- Here comes everybody. New York: Penguin Books.
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  • Tanta, I., Mihovilovic, M., & Sablic, Z. (2014). Uses and gratification theory-Why adolescents use Facebook. Media Research: Croation Journal for Journalism and the Media, 20(2), 85-110.
  • Tsfati, Y. (n.d.). Hostile media perceptions, preseumed media influence, and minority alienation: The case of Arabs in Israel. Journal of Communication, 57, 63- 651.
  • Valenzuela , S., Park, N., & Kee, K. F. (2009, July 1). Is There Social Capital in a Social Network Site?: Facebook Use and College Students' Life Satisfaction, Trust, and Participation. Journal of Computer- Mediated Communication,, 14(4), 875-901.
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  • Yunus, A., Khan, N. R., & Ali, Z. (2012). Exploring the patterns of percieved discrimination among Hindu and Christian minorities regarding educational opputunities. International Journal of Asian Social Sciences, 2186-2194.
  • Yunus, M. M., & Salehi, H. (2012). The effectiveness of Facebook groups on teaching and improving writing: Students' perception. International Journal of Education and Information Technologies, 6(1), 87-96.
  • Zaigham, N. M. (2014). Advocating for inclusive electoral processes, for minority rights and for rule of law in Soth Asia: Report on issues faced by minorities in Pakistan. South Asians for Human Rights.

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    APA : Batool, S., Sultana, S., & Tariq, S. (2021). Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan. Global Mass Communication Review, VI(I), 117-132. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).10
    CHICAGO : Batool, Sumera, Saba Sultana, and Sana Tariq. 2021. "Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan." Global Mass Communication Review, VI (I): 117-132 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).10
    HARVARD : BATOOL, S., SULTANA, S. & TARIQ, S. 2021. Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan. Global Mass Communication Review, VI, 117-132.
    MHRA : Batool, Sumera, Saba Sultana, and Sana Tariq. 2021. "Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan." Global Mass Communication Review, VI: 117-132
    MLA : Batool, Sumera, Saba Sultana, and Sana Tariq. "Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan." Global Mass Communication Review, VI.I (2021): 117-132 Print.
    OXFORD : Batool, Sumera, Sultana, Saba, and Tariq, Sana (2021), "Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan", Global Mass Communication Review, VI (I), 117-132
    TURABIAN : Batool, Sumera, Saba Sultana, and Sana Tariq. "Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan." Global Mass Communication Review VI, no. I (2021): 117-132. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).10