3. Globalization Era

The political and geographical boundaries are no longer protecting many countries from other invading cultures. In the past, specifically during the communist era, there were some countries that used to create steel barriers around their own people in order to prevent the people from seeing anything on the outside. Now these barriers are gone and there is no way to control the people since there is satellite, internet and many other ways of interacting with other societies. Globalization is also affecting the Muslims. However, Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 119

globalization has given those Muslims in the west, who were isolated for many years, access to the true culture of the Muslims. Countries such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan which were under communism for many years are now partially open to the Muslim world so the Muslims in these countries at least have some kind of access to the Muslim world. Muslims in China and Europe also have access to the Muslim world now.