Jihad is integral to Islam. How and where can a Muslim become engaged in jihad today?

Answer

Regarding this issue we are just as ignorant as you are. We have no clue of where and how to begin. Only Allah Ta'ala can create the circumstances and harness us into whatever activity He decrees. Without His intervention we are all helpless.

The mess and the misery in Syria have been caused by the so-called 'mujahideen' who are the creation of America. They all are fighting an American 'jihad'. There is no valid Jihad in that arena.

We are all utterly helpless. Allah's Nusrat is not with us. We shall put you into a secret. In a battle against the British when they had conquered India, despite many great Ulama fighting desperately and bravely in the battle, an Aalim saw one of the great Ulama fleeing from the battlefield. When the Aalim reprimandingly questioned the Wali who was fleeing, he (the Wali) responded: "What can I do, Khidhr (alayhis salaam) is fighting on the other side." The Muslims were defeated in this battle.

Brother, Allah Ta'ala decrees. He decides the issues. Our obligation is to reform our degraded rotten moral condition. Only then will Allah Ta'ala create the circumstances for a valid Jihad.