The digital world allows people to connect people easily and bringing people closer, nevertheless the reality shows the opposite. According to a “research has been done by Norwegian University College” they have set that there is a link between hate speech in the new media (internet) and the desire of practicing violence. However, research on extremism detects that online extremism contains bunch of hate and violence propaganda, thus there is a connection between hate speech on social media and the desire to carry out violence.

On July 22, 2011 the terrorist Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in Norway. He was active on different social media platforms where his posts embrace hates speech, among them a 1.500-page document. Hate speech is a source of stereotypes and prejudice that rate a person or a group as inferior based on perceived difference.

In this video, Sheikh Munir speaks about the issue of discrimination in today’s world where people are so close virtually but continue to discriminate. Sheikh Munir sees education as the key to have a cohesive and peaceful society still the Imam of the Central Mosque of Lisbon admits that there are dangers in this new digital era. Globalization, the Internet, social media and other platforms have the power to influence, positively or negatively. An example of the negative influence is the self-proclaimed Islamic State propaganda machine whose action on the Internet is one of the keys to catch the attention of those more vulnerable.