HUFFINGTON POST: “How Will Twitter and Facebook Impact Islam?”
Tweet From Huffington Post Nidhal Guessoum Professor of Physics and Astronomy at American University of Sharjah, UAE During a recent Friday sermon, a young Muslim sitting next to me took out his Blackberry and started to check his messages (while the Imam was giving his speech). I was quite stunned. The young man then put...
AP: “Right-Wing Extremists Flock to Facebook for Recruits”
Tweet From Associated Press July 29, 2011 By PAISLEY DODDS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When the English Defense League sprang to life two years ago, it had fewer than 50 members – a rough-and-tumble bunch of mostly white guys shouting from a street corner about what they viewed as uncontrolled Muslim immigration. Now, the far-right...
AP: “Anti-Muslim Facebook Posts by Netanyahu’s Son Draw Fire”
Tweet From Associated Press By MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press – June 24, 2011 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli prime minister’s 19-year-old son posted disparaging comments about Arabs and Muslims on his Facebook page, an Israeli paper reported Friday. Earlier this year, Yair Netanyahu posted that Muslims “celebrate hate and death,” the Haaretz daily reported. After...
CNN: “10 Must-Read Blogs from the Middle East”
Tweet By Catriona Davies for CNN April 14, 2011 — Updated 1233 GMT (2033 HKT) Top L-R: Mark Makkhoul , Afrah Nasser, Arabist; Bottom L-R: Saudiwoman, Maya Zankoul and Lina Al-Sharif (CNN) — Political unrest across the Middle East has increased appetite in the wider world for comment from within the region, and some are...
LA TIMES: “Popular Egypt TV religious figure raises his sights”
Tweet Amr Khaled is the Arab world’s paramount televangelist, a charismatic guide for millions of Muslims. Now, Egyptians are seeing him again after his return from exile and he hints at forming a party. Amr Khaled greets fans after speaking to a crowd at Rice University in Houston. (Billy Smith II / Houston Chronicle / Associated...
Discovery.com: “US GOV’T MAY ISSUE TERROR ALERTS VIA FACEBOOK, TWITTER”
Tweet by Nic Halverson Mon Apr 11, 2011 05:23 PM ET Discovery.com In a move sure to elicit some OMGs, LOLs and BFDs, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could begin issuing terrorism warnings via Facebook updates and Twitter feeds as early as April 27. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced in late January that...
Welcome to Crescent Post
Tweet The Crescent Post is a global news portal dedicated to bringing diverse voices about the ‘Muslim Street’ together in one place. Arsalan Iftikhar is the founder and global managing editor of The Crescent Post in Washington DC. Arsalan is an international human rights lawyer, global media commentator and founder of TheMuslimGuy.com. His interviews and...
