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So, what really is jihad?

  • Written by Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University
This term ‘jihad’ can include various forms of nonviolent struggles: for instance, the struggle to become a better person.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

Often, many people conflate the terms jihad and terrorism. This is in part because many writers use the term “jihadist” when describing violent Muslim radicals.

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