Virtual Second Life Affects the Existence of Arab Residents

The 3D virtual community known as Second Life (SL) which is available on the Internet (www.secondlife.com) represents the latest online services for business, learning, training, and entertainment. People, regional and ethnic groups, business organizations, social activities, and various societal environments populate this world. People who live in this virtual world, known as residents, use personal avatars to declare themselves. People from the Arab region also exist in this world, and they practice their activities as human beings, emotions, and actions. For the Arab residents, there is no escape from living in these communities, like others, using this unlimited space and time. The SL Societies honour their own traditions, ethics, and behaviors as personal values. And since Arab society, in particular, has its own values, traditions, and ethics, could there be a significant reflection of these values in the Second Life Society? This paper aims to pinpoint the possible consequences that certain ethical attitudes attribute to Arab residents, while also posing the crucial question of whether these values and ethics align with the diverse societies within the SL realm. The paper identifies the possibility of a decline in the popularity and population of SL with the reluctance of Arab societies, although, a large number of Arabs have access to Internet services as enriched with technical issues and Internet provision in most Arab countries.