Jihad means violence

Submitted by Gabriel Grosso (Italy), Jan 1, 2003 at 18:18

There might well be different meaning to the word 'jihad' but that is hardly the point. The point is that Militant Islam is a totalitarian ideology which seeks to impose its ways outside of the Middle East. What is happening in Sudan is that of a fascist regime. Fascism and communism have killed millions of people. After 1989, Militant Islam has become the new totalitarian ideology. Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot etc. have been replaced by Muslim Extremists. In Sudan, 1 million Christians have been murdered. In Algeria, 100,000 people (mainly Muslims) have been murdered by extremists. As if this was not enough, this totalitarian ideology is spreading to Africa where extremists try to establish Shari'a Law. Does the stoning of women in Nigeria sound familiar? Jihad means death, violence, war, hatred. What is the point of making these philosophical distinctions between good and bad jihad? Daniel Pipes is right to show that there is no such thing as a good jihad. Traditional Islam is different from the ideology of Militant Islam. Militant Islam uses the word Jihad as a mean of expressing hatred against Jews, Christians, homosexuals etc. The word jihad might also be political in that it seeks to expand the influence of Militant Islam to Africa and Asia. The word jihad reminds me more of Osama Bin Laden than it reminds me of peace and tolerance. Jihad is just another word for intolerance and bigotry. It is a very arrogant and threatening word

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