re: #169 abolitionist

I found an interesting source about the nature of jihad in recent decades:
The Far Enemy
Why Jihad Went Global

Excerpt:

At a mosque I visted once for an interfaith dinner (delicious!) I was perusing some of their literature, and it seems that most Muslims (or at least the type I was hanging with) view the term “jihad” to refer to a personal struggle. “Jihad” simply means “struggle,” btw. For example, I could have a jihad to quit smoking, or a jihad to lose ten pounds. As a concept, it’s very applicable to religious practice.