Militant Islamist groups have a number of strategies for recruiting vulnerable young men to their cause. They produce videos, tap into social media and write fiery pamphlets with overblown rhetoric.

While studying abroad in Morocco, Fareeha Khan entered a mosque and heard a recitation of a famous ancient Islamic poem, the Burdah, which is now being made into a musical — the first Muslim one to be ...

Editors’ Note: This essay is one of a group of essays on Arab American poetry. Read the rest here. On October 10, 2002, I submitted the following as part of a required essay for my undergraduate ...