A. J. Caschetta / New English Review In the years since 9/11, the Islamic reform movement has advanced sufficiently that two distinct camps have emerged: reformers and bridge-builders. Genuine reformers seek to transform how Islam is practiced, while bridge-builders seek to improve how Islam Continue Reading
Islamic State using online ‘headhunters’ to recruit young Germans
By Andrea Shalal Islamic State is using "headhunters" on social media and instant messaging sites to recruit disaffected young people in Germany, some as young as 13 or 14, the head of the country's domestic intelligence agency said on Thursday. Hans-Georg Maassen also drew parallels between Continue Reading
The Facebook model for taking on jihadist groups online
By Steven Stalinsky August 27 Steven Stalinsky is executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute. In meetings with U.S. counterterrorism officials, on Capitol Hill and with journalists, I am asked repeatedly about how Twitter has become a driving force behind global Continue Reading
Respectful Dialog with Muslims
by Douglas Brown, Naya Jeevan ministry rep New England For the past three months I have found a beautiful and effective way of reaching people with the gospel of Christ. What I have done is "Liked" or "Followed" as many Muslim and South Asian Facebook pages as I could: Al Jazeera, Shaykh-ul-Islam, Continue Reading