In an editorial with The Washington Post, Professor Mia Bloom describes how IS is using social media to recruit and radicalize teen girls through social media. Further, there is a need to balance the security of the United States (preventing the return of dangerous foreign fighters) with allowing young people who made a mistake a way back home and back to their families. … [Read more...] about How the Islamic State is recruiting teenage girls
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Twitter features #muslimapologies
On Tuesday, September 23rd, Muslims with Twitter handles Tweeted #muslimapologies, a tongue-in-cheek response to President Obama's speech at the United Nations where the President of the United States told the General Assembly that it is time for Muslims to stand-up against ISIS. As The Washington Post points out, "#MuslimApologies represents another reaction: Frustration over … [Read more...] about Twitter features #muslimapologies
Ex-honor student gets 5 years in terrorism case
April 17, 2014 An immigrant teen who had earned a scholarship to an elite U.S. college but helped solicit support for Jihadists he met online was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. Mohammad Hassan Khalid had earned a full scholarship to Johns Hopkins University after just a few years in the United States, where his family was building a new life after … [Read more...] about Ex-honor student gets 5 years in terrorism case
In Washington, Muslims gather to get ‘Happy’ for the camera
April 22, 2014 A young man drummed on a bucket as a portable speaker played the uber-upbeat song “Happy,” Pharrell Williams’s anthem to joy and to the pure communal value of boogying in the street that has engendered countless copycat videos across the globe. Because I’m happy — Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth . . . Malik, 39, and Salma … [Read more...] about In Washington, Muslims gather to get ‘Happy’ for the camera
The FBI Is Trying To Recruit Muslims As Snitches By Putting Them On No-Fly Lists
April 22, 2014 Awais Sajjad, a lawful permanent U.S. resident living in the New York area, learned he was on the no-fly list in September 2012 after he tried to board a flight to Pakistan at John F. Kennedy International Airport and was turned back. At the airport, FBI agents questioned Sajjad, a Muslim, before releasing him. But they later returned with an … [Read more...] about The FBI Is Trying To Recruit Muslims As Snitches By Putting Them On No-Fly Lists