blogs.windsorstar.com: It’s time for the global Muslim community to take a stand against the radicalization efforts of violent extremists, says a religious group on the University of Windsor campus.
“These jihadists, they are trying to recruit these innocent-minded youth, misquoting the verses of the Qur’an and the sayings of the holy prophet — twisting and molding them to benefit their cause,” said Kashif Saeed, a spokesman for the university’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Students’ Association.
On Thursday night, the association will host an event entitled ‘Stop the Crisis‘ — part of a campaign to address the radicalization of Muslim youth by militant groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
“It has absolutely no place in Islam,” Saeed said. “They are now influencing people all across the world. We believe this is a crisis that ISIS is bringing upon us. We feel that youth are in great danger.”
Saeed pointed to online efforts by ISIS to convert and attract foreign fighters. “Social media is playing a big part of this, across the board.”
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