This paper examines the use of the Internet as a new public platform for communication that is increasingly being utilized by the Muslim migrant communities in the Netherlands. The paper will review the topics that are currently being articulated and the issues discussed on the Internet. It shall highlight the significant role the new communication medium plays in the lives of young Muslims who are seeking their own response to the challenges of living in a Western society, independent of the older generations. The paper will also show that the users' common interest in Islam unites them on a virtual forum while each participant may also have his or her own individual motives. It will be demonstrated that the mailing list transcends ethnic boundaries while it also establishes links between the gendered communities of men and women, which is facilitated by the anonymity of the Internet services. The paper will show that at a time of increasing hostility towards Muslims in the surrounding society, their sense of community is being strengthened by the use of the powerful medium of communication provided by the Internet.