New York City teachers were told that “jihad” means simply “struggle” — not holy war — in training sessions against “anti-Muslim bias” run by the Department of Education. Educators were even given the ...

Ahmed Rashid’s Taliban (Yale University Press, 2000) was an international best seller, translated into more than 20 languages. In his new book, Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia (Yale) ...

During the training video the instructor gave these examples of "jihads," and also mentioned "getting fit." But she never mentioned the other common definition of jihad to mean "holy war." Obtained by ...

Habiba Kavalec, the founder and editor-in-chief, Muslimah Compass.org, Sugar Land, Texas, wrote an article explaining the true meaning of jihad. Kavalec says that the concept of jihad is one of the ...

I was very disappointed to read Vanessa de la Torre’s article, “At Muslim Sunday school, learning about Islam and correcting misconceptions.” This piece is full of ‘taqiyya,’ the obligatory deception ...

Professor of History Ayesha Jalal spoke in the Coolidge Room yesterday on the historical evolution of the concept of jihad and its implications for modern Islam. Jalal couched her largely historical ...

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There is an advertising battle going on over the Arabic term jihad. In Chicago, a group has launched a bus and subway ad campaign meant to reclaim... In Chicago, Dueling Ads Over The Meaning Of 'Jihad ...

NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports on the call for Jihad among international Muslim communities. Jihad by definition means "Holy War," but some experts say the idea of jihad is open for ...

Tucker Carlson on Sean Hannity: “It does take a kind of cable news mentality to say of the pope, hey, you ever read the Bible? It's hilarious.” ...