Jihad, jihad, jihad, jihad, jihad, jihad... jihad!

Submitted by Alex Andersson (Australia), Nov 1, 2009 at 05:29

In a mere 4 sentences you mentioned the word 'jihad' 7 times without actually explaining it's meaning! I, for one, will never accept the Islamic philosophy that understanding jihad is to understand holy war. Terrorism is terrorism... you cannot justify any act of terrorism by understanding jihad. If you are trying to tell us that jihad and terrorism are two separate things, then all terrorists must STOP using the term 'jihad' to describe their actions. By the way... as a daughter of Islam, you addressed this topic like any other muslim would address it... like a stuck needle on a record. The words you used to explain our 'misunderstanding' of jihad are the same recycled words that many muslims use in an attempt to justify the actions of their own kin.

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