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Bookmark or Share- Explainer: Jihadist Movements in 2021 - Wilson CenterThe constant U.S. and allied efforts to kill senior jihadist leaders continued in 2021. France, for example, reportedly killed Adnan Abu Walid al Sahrawi, who headed the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), and the United States has conducted successful strikes against jihadi leaders in Syria and Yemen, among other countries. One important question is the status of longtime al Qaeda ...
- What is jihadism? - BBC NewsThe term "jihadist" has been used by Western academics since the 1990s, and more widely since the 11 September 2001 attacks, as a way to distinguish between violent and non-violent Sunni Islamists ...
- Jihad - WikipediaThe term jihad is derived from the Arabic root jahada, meaning "to exert strength and effort, to use all means in order to accomplish a task".In its expanded sense, it can be fighting the enemies of Islam, as well as adhering to religious teachings, enjoining good and forbidding evil. [22] The peaceful sense of "efforts towards the moral uplift of society or towards the spread of Islam" can be ...
- Militant Jihadism: Today and Tomorrow on JSTORThe chapters in this volume have attempted to give a picture of the various aspects of militant jihadism as of today and have discussed its probable future in and around Europe. We are still far from suggesting clear projections. There are some critical unknown factors that may have a huge impact on future developments.
- What Does "Jihad" Really Mean to Muslims? - National GeographicOctober 24, 2003. • 6 min read. "Jihad" is a loaded term—and a concept that illustrates a deep gulf of miscommunication between Islam and the West. There are those in each community who see ...
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