"The social media give skeptical Muslim youths a sense of family and community which the Islamic establishment has long denied them. Muslim leaders in Northern Nigeria are worried by this trend. They feel unease about this development because social media are slowly and steadily eroding their power base. But the Muslim community in northern Nigeria need not be worried about the impact of social media or the rise of atheism. Instead they should preoccupy themselves with getting rid of false, mistaken and outdated teachings of Islam." Opinion piece