رؤية الطلاب الوافدين الناطقين بغير العربية لمحتوى التسامح و قبول الآخر على منصات الأزهر الرقمية الرسمية

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Perception of Non-Arab International Students of Tolerance Content on Al Azhar Official Digital Platforms
Dr.

Eslam Mohamed Abdelraouf Mohamed
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mass Communication
Throughout Al Azhar's long history, a great deal of attention was paid to its international students.

Those non-Arab international students came from various regions seeking knowledge based on Al Azhar distinguished method.

The social media platforms have become a significant and vital part of any religious institution's identity.

They also play a big role in increasing the linkage with its followers.

The study examined how Al Azhar international students perceive such content of tolerance and accepting the other on the digital platforms of Al Azhar.

The study used the descriptive qualitative method through applying Simi-structured interview on the correspondents.

A sample of 30 non-Arab international students was selected after applying the selection criteria and referring to the university official statistics.

The results revealed that despite the high importance of the correspondents towards such tolerance content on Al Azhar official platforms, their perception was varied due to their various cultural and regional backgrounds.

One of the main negatives from the correspondents' point of views was that most of the published content is mainly in Arabic which constituted a barrier and difficulty in distributing the content among their social networks.

The findings also pointed out that updating the official YouTube channel by adding more contents in different languages, is one of the most common suggestions among the correspondents.