Word: jihadism
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...wake of the recent terrorist attacks, the Islamic Society of Boston presented a lecture on Saturday aimed at clarifying the Arabic term jihad...
...said that although the common interpretation of the word jihad is “holy war,” a more accurate definition is “struggle”—and that its most popular usage is in a personal context...
...Jihad is mentioned in the context of humility and worship of God,” he said...
...Qaida's links with Southeast Asia originate, like Al Qaida itself, in the Afghan war. Afghanistan's jihad against the Soviet invaders drew Islamic radicals from all over the world to Western Pakistan, where they were armed, trained and organized to fight alongside the Afghan mujahedeen warriors. A handful of those volunteers came from distant Malaysia and the Philippines. Many of the international volunteers for the Afghan jihad later formed the basis of Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaida network, and some of its earliest supporters came from Southeast Asia...
...Jamil Hamad: It's not a civil war, but it may be the beginning of a major Palestinian opposition movement against Arafat, including not only Hamas and Jihad Islami, but even many ordinary people who are not Islamists. Osama Bin Laden, in his videotaped appearance on Sunday, captured the hearts of the Palestinians in the way he expressed sympathy and solidarity with them. What happened in Gaza, and also in Nablus today where there was a peaceful march condemning the American raids on Afghanistan - this is an expression of anti-American feeling. The protests are occurring not simply because...