Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University will organize on the next March, 2015, a two-day conference of “Tools of Social Media: Applications and Methodological Problems” in tandem with College of Media and Communication, reveals H.E. Prof. Dr. Suliman Aba Al-Khail, Rector of Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, in statements recently.

On the conference importance and themes, H.E. the university rector has stated that, his administration organization to the event emerges from its keenness to the importance of tools of social media and the new media. “Al-Imam University has continuously launching a number of valued-initiatives including conferences discussing vital communal issues, which focused on visions and strategies serving the current and upcoming generations. Those gatherings are absolutely realize the aspirations of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Crown Prince H.R.H. Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Crown H.R.H. Prince Muqren bin Abdulaziz”, added he.

The conference aims to discuss topics including: identifying the uses of social media and new media in the Saudi community; identifying the sharia and legal dimensions of the usage of social media and the new media; and discussing the cultural, social, economic, political and security impacts of the tools of social media and the new media; and exploring the latest trends in the studies and applications of the social media and the new media, said H.E. the university rector.

From his part, Prof. Dr. Fahd Al-Askr, Vice-Rector of Higher Studies and Academic Research, and who doubles as Vice-President of Higher Committee of the Conference, has stated that, the gathering will focus on a number of themes including identifying the uses of social media and new media in the Saudi community; identifying the sharia and legal dimensions of the usage of social media and the new media.  Additionally, it will discussing the cultural, social, economic, political and security impacts of the tools of social media and the new media; and exploring the latest trends in the studies and applications of the social media and the new media.