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1. extremism.gwu.edu › three-cycles-of-jihadism-in-europeEbb and Flow: The Three Cycles of Jihadism in Europe

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   Oct 4, 2022 · Building on these preliminary remarks, this paper will explore why the French case is not unique before analyzing the mechanics of jihadism in Europe over the past thirty years during three major cycles of its development.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Palestinian_Islamic_JihadPalestinian Islamic Jihad - Wikipedia

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   The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (Arabic: حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين, Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn), commonly known simply as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary organization formed in 1981.

3. academic.oup.com › jogss › article-abstractThe Long Jihad: The Boom–Bust Cycle behind Jihadist Durability

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   Jan 23, 2021 · Investigating this boom–bust cycle in Somalia provides a window into the economic logic of Al-Shabaab's resilience. Of course, this jihadist period is only the most recent chapter in Somalia's near-thirty year history of civil war.

   • Author: Aisha Ahmad

   • Publish Year: 2021

4. www.cambridge.org › core › booksJihad in Islamic Thought (Chapter 22) - The Cambridge World ...

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   Mar 13, 2020 · When discussing violence in the Islamic milieu, the word jihad inevitably comes to mind, especially in the contemporary world. Jihad is almost invariably translated as “armed combat” or “fighting” in both academic and non-academic circles; and even as “terrorism” in politically-charged contexts.

5. www.hoover.org › research › understanding-jihadUnderstanding Jihad - Hoover Institution

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   Feb 1, 2005 · Some contemporary Islamists have succeeded in integrating the lesser jihad, the fight against desires, with the greater jihad, the holy war to establish, defend and extend the Islamic state. They understand the latter to entail selfless actions, activities in which they vow to accept death.

6. oxfordre.com › religion › displayJihad and Martyrdom in Islamic Thought and History

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   The Qurʾanic Discourse. The specific Qurʾanic terms that are associated with military activity are jihad, qital, and harb. Jihad, however, is a much broader term and its basic Qurʾanic signification is “struggle,” “striving,” “exertion.”.

7. www.britannica.com › topic › jihadJihad | Meaning, Examples, & Use in the Quran | Britannica

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Jihad, in Islam, a meritorious struggle or effort. Although in the West it is sometimes erroneously translated as ‘holy war’ and understood as referring exclusively to military combat, Islamic texts yield a broader array of meanings connected to moral and ethical struggles.