Peter Bergen

The commonly accepted definition of terrorism is that it is politically motivated violence directed at civilians by entities other than a state. These kind of attacks can come from the far right, the far left, racists of every stripe, as well as jihadists.

American Journalist

Rashid al-Ghannushi

No one in al-Nahda believes that jihad is a way to impose Islam on the world. But we believe that jihad is self-control, is social and political struggle, and even military jihad is only a way to defend oneself in the case of aggression.

Tunisian Politician

George Pataki

Religious liberty doesn't include encouraging a fellow American to engage in violent jihad and kill an American here. That is not protected free speech. That is not protected religious belief.

American Politician

Pete Hoekstra

America's bipartisan strategy for years has been to deny jihadists with sanctuaries anywhere in the world from where they can plan, prepare, and train for attacks against the West.

Abu Bakar Bashir

You are right, but the weakness does not come from the millions of Muslims in the world. They do not mind being radical, they have no fear to speak out and to protest and to jihad.

Indonesian Activist

Greg Gutfeld

The explosion of jihad and its desire to export its contagious madness to all areas of the world have changed the way we view immigration.

American Author

Mehdi Hasan

Have you ever been called an Islamist? How about a jihadist or a terrorist? Extremist, maybe? Welcome to my world. It's pretty depressing.

British Journalist

Michael McCaul

In the radical Islamist jihad world, you're seeing more and more recruits going to ISIS rather than al-Qaida.

Noam Chomsky

The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.

American Activist

Pat Robertson

There's no question that jihad historically means war.

American Clergyman

The term often implies a religious duty and is associated with Islamic faith.

Religious Connotation

Be cautious as 'jihad' can have strong emotional impact and may be controversial.

Sensitive Term

Initially used in early Islamic texts, its meaning has evolved over time.

Historical Use

It symbolizes an ethical battle against one’s own negative impulses.

Moral Challenge

This definition aligns with personal development and combating one's own failings.

Self-Improvement

Unlike other uses, this one focuses on internal struggle, with no outward enemy.

Not External Conflict

This definition broadens 'jihad' to include any passionate advocacy or endeavor.

Non-religious Use

Can represent a fight for various issues, like human rights, without a religious aspect.

Wide Application

In modern contexts, it is used metaphorically to signify any intense commitment.

Modern Idiomatic Use

 They used the police instead of the army. They only detained suspects if they had enough evidence. They held public trials. They even sent liberal imams into the jails to persuade the jihadists that terror is un-Islamic. And all of this paid off in spectacular fashion,

The risky politics of...

 as we've all seen in headlines tweeting and videos of beheadings. But the internet alone does not radicalize you. The internet is a tool. You don't go online shopping for shoes and accidentally become a jihadist. However, what the Internet does do is it is a catalyst.

How young people join...

 Now you may find it acceptable that yes, in the religious field, humans cooperate by believing in the same fictions. Millions of people come together to build a cathedral or a mosque or fight in a crusade or a jihad, because they all believe in the same stories

Why humans run the world...

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Why global jihad is...

 if you want to bring about a change in the world then you have to do it through jihad you have to do it through the ak-47 and when I returned back to the mosque that I was staying at they followed back with me they let me

An inside look at...

 I was a young man who believed that jihad is to be understood in the language of force and violence. I tried to right wrongs through power and aggression. I had deep concerns for the suffering of others

Inside the mind of a...

 to even jihadist groups. And the way I do that is not by arguing with them, not by debating them, not by even telling them they're wrong, even though, boy, I want to sometimes. I don't do that.

My descent into...

 gave them support, encouragement. But within that group, a tiny, smaller group, a minority within a minority within a minority, were coming up with a new and dangerous conception of jihad,

Bobby Ghosh: Why global...

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Learning other languages...

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