Using Media to Reach Muslims

2001 Vol. 5: Sept/Oct

When 14-year-old Judy McGinnis (not her real name) sits down at the computer and logs into her favorite AOL chat room, the other participants may be in for a real surprise. Judy's site-of-choice is an on-line "room" where Muslims (nearly always men) discuss spiritual questions. Hearing from an American teenager in the Midwest that Jesus is the answer is far from the Qur'anic verses and Islamic advice they usually get.