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9781558761094
This book demonstrates that the notion of jihad ("Holy War") is very much alive in the Islamic world, and plays a prominent political role. Western observers usually associate jihad with fanaticism, while Islamists emphasize its mission as a crusade against drugs and other societal scourges.Peters, Rudolph is the author of 'Jihad in Classical and Modern Islam A Reader' with ISBN 9781558761094 and ISBN 1558761098.
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