Brendan Goldman and Shireen Qudosi

Brendan Goldman is a senior at New York University, majoring in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, and an intern at the Middle East Forum. Shireen Qudosi is a writer on Islam in the 21st century and editor-in-chief of The Qudosi Chronicles. Research for this article was conducted under the auspices of Islamist Watch, a project of the Middle East Forum.