Just war

This project is an examination of the War against al-Qaeda from the field of religious ethics. In response to September Eleventh, the United States has spent the last decade fighting a war against a diffuse and elusive network of militant Islamists. These events have not been ne…

Jihadism, in Islam, shares several 'family resemblances' with other religious fundamentalist movements. One of these noteworthy traits is militance against secularism and non-fundamentalist belief. While traditional scholars interpret jihad (literally 'a struggle') primarily as …