Reclaiming Jihad: A Qur'anic Critique of Terrorism Accessibility in Mosques at the mosque

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Reclaiming Jihad: A Qur'anic Critique of Terrorism Accessibility in Mosques at the mosqueElSayed Amin critiques misreadings of key verses in the Qur'an that have been used to establish violence as the relational norm between Muslims and non Muslims. He distinguishes both Islamic jihad and armed deterrence from modern terrorism through examination of the 9 11 attacks, and proposes legal proscriptions for terrorism from the Qur'an on the basis of its political, social, and psychological impacts. About the Author: ElSayed Amin is a senior