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An online publication of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

Jihad

An Islamic Jihad of Nonviolence: Said Nursi’s Model

By Salih Sayilgan  //  April 30, 2019May 1, 2019

I have been teaching courses on Islam and world religions for almost a decade now. I have not only taught undergraduate and graduate courses at various institutions, but also engaged with local faith communities. Throughout…

Reconceptualizing the Military Jihad on the Basis of Non-Legal Literature

By Asma Afsaruddin  //  June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

In popular and, to a degree, in academic literature as well, jihad is assumed to be a monovalent concept referring exclusively to “military/armed combat.” Even in academic discourses, jihad is often explained as a term…

The Spiritual Significance of Jihād in Islamic Economics: The Need for a New Economic Paradigm

By Waleed El-Ansary  //  March 23, 2017March 24, 2017

I begin with three questions: What is the spiritual significance of jihād?  What does this have to do with Islamic economics? Why does a proper understanding of jihād show the need for a new economic…

Refighting the Past in the Present: Modern Conflicts and the Mobilizing and Contesting of Sacred History

By Christopher Anzalone  //  November 17, 2016November 17, 2016

The creation and strategic utilization, and selective sectarianization of sacred history is a key component of contemporary conflicts between competing social movements and armed groups around the world. This article will highlight the deployment of…

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