jihad
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"There are surely planets out there. It's just that they are difficult to detect with current instruments," said co-author Jihad Touma, a physics professor at the American University of Beirut.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
His source, he said, was a 1994 PBS documentary called Jihad in America.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Last year he placed a key official, Jihad Issa Al-Sheikh, known by his nom de guerre Abu Ahmed Zakour, in charge of liaison with Arab tribes in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
In the case of MSF, Israel accused it of having two employees who were members of Palestinian militant groups Islamic Jihad and Hamas.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
An Islamic Jihad Council, formed in Peshawar by several of the Mujahideen factions, would oversee things for two months, led by Sibghatullah Mojadidi.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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World Religions
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Middle School
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