Clubhouse redefines debates on Islam in Kerala

Apple’s App Store page for the social media app Clubhouse is displayed on a smartphone screen in Beijing. (Photo | AP) Express News Service KOZHIKODE: Clubhouse, the popular application that provides a new platform for deliberations, have redefined the contours of debates on Islam in Kerala. Issues related to Islam dominate the chatrooms ever since the App became popular among the Malayalees. Key players in the debates including MM Akbar, Saeed Ibn George, C Ravichandran and EA Jabbar have started appearing in the Clubhouse chat rooms, drawing huge audiences. “Clubhouse is more suited for discussions than other forums because it provides avenues for real-time interaction. Lots of people, who have renounced the religion, have dared to come forward to air their  views publicly in our discussions,” said Arif Hussein Theruvath, a regular presence from the side of Ex-Muslims group. “Social media have dug out many Islamic texts that were deliberately buried by Islamists for ages because they contain embarrassing content for the believers. We put these texts under the microscope to bring out the anti-human elements in them. The clubhouse has enabled us to penetrate into areas hitherto inaccessible for us,” Arif said. He discounted the allegations that Sangh Parivar…
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