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Article: The evolution of the concept of Jihad Part II: the late 19th and 20th centuries.(PROFESSIONAL FORUM)
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- Infantry Magazine
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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This review essay will highlight the 2008 Arabic book by Dr. Maher al-Charif entitled Evolution of the Concept Jihad in Islamic Thought. The book--an intellectual exploration of the concept of jihad--was published through Mada Publishing Company in Damascus, Syria. Although Dr. Charif's book covers the period from Prophet Muhammad to the present, this article will discuss the 19th and 20th century influences on the meaning of the term jihad, and how modern political theories like nationalism, national liberation ideology, colonial resistance movements, and the definition of what constitutes an Islamic government altered and steered some on a course towards Islamist ...