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History/Military Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam

Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in IslamOxford University Press, USA | ISBN 0195125800 | 1999-09-27 | PDF | 208 pages | 2.55 MbWhile there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, h ...

History/Military Jihad: From Qu'ran to bin Laden

Richard Bonney, "Jihad: From Qu'ran to bin Laden"Palgrave Macmillan (2004) | English | ISBN: 1403933723 | 626 pages | PDF | 5.36 MBThe book provides a unique and balanced coverage of the historical evolution of the concept of jihad, and mai ...

History/Military The Mind of Jihad

Laurent Murawiec " The Mind of Jihad" Cambridge University Press | 2008-10-31 | ISBN: 0521883938 | 352 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB This book examines contemporary jihad as a cult of violence and power. All jihadi groups, whether Shiite or Sunn ...

Science/Engineering Understanding Jihad

Understanding Jihad University of California Press | May 23, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0520244486 | 269 pages | PDF | 1.3mbJihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not ...

In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad

Actual statements and writings of jihadis expressing their views on virtually every subject relevant to their cause, with introductory and contextual material that provides the background and origins of what they are saying. The stories, ra ...

The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global

Fawaz A. Gerges, "The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global"Cambridge University Press (2005) | English | ISBN 0521791405 | 362 pages | PDF | 1.74 MBSince September 11, Al Qaeda has been portrayed as an Islamist front united in armed struggle, o ...