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jihad

[ji-hahd] / dʒɪˈhɑd /


NOUN
holy war
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It’s not just the idea of global jihad that became unfashionable over the past decade in the greater Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have been on a jihad to streamline the review process and get things out the door faster,” Dr. Pazdur said in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since then, mosques in both Deraa and Damascus have reportedly called for jihad against Israeli forces.

From BBC

The group also faced criticism for allegedly colluding with foreign powers to undermine "the jihad" in Syria.

From BBC

Jawlani's approach could signal the decline of global jihad movements like IS and al-Qaeda, whose inflexibility is increasingly seen as ineffective and unsustainable.

From BBC