Author(s): Sayed M. Ismail
Intellectual security has become a permanent source of headache for the Arab countries because it has recently become vulnerable to many external influences resulting from the incessant effect of the social networking sites and their potential threats on the minds of the young Arab. The present study aims to delineate the threats posed by the social networking sites on the intellectual security of Arab young people. To achieve this end, the study applies the qualitative methodology through which it can analyze critically the potential threats posed by the social networking sites on the intellectual of security. The study has found that the social networking sites employ logical fallacies for brainwashing the minds of Muslims young people and changing their ideas and manipulating their thoughts and isolating them from their cultural and religious values. Young Arab students should have learnt from their tender ways of critical and creative thinking.