[CNN] Esra'a al Shafei, a recent university graduate in Bahrain, is young, Muslim and frustrated.
Young Muslims, pictured here in Afghanistan, are increasingly using technology to engage the world.
The 23-year-old says the complexity of who she is as a Muslim is being distorted by extremists and the media coverage of them.
Channeling her frustration, she started Mideastyouth.com, a Web site she describes as a place for young people in the region to "show a different side of our religion" and discuss topics big and small, taboo and not.
Young Muslims, pictured here in Afghanistan, are increasingly using technology to engage the world.
The 23-year-old says the complexity of who she is as a Muslim is being distorted by extremists and the media coverage of them.
Channeling her frustration, she started Mideastyouth.com, a Web site she describes as a place for young people in the region to "show a different side of our religion" and discuss topics big and small, taboo and not.
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