Ten years ago, few people in America had heard the word 'jihad', but it's so common now that it has an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. Islamic history professor Douglass Streusand says that ...

This article originally appeared on Time. Linda Sarsour, an organizer of the Women’s March, drew criticism over a speech she gave at the Islamic Society of North America convention over the weekend ...

The meaning of the word "jihad" has been debated by scholars for centuries. At two recent trials in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, it became clear that the argument -- an especially loaded topic ...

Last week, it was reported that Muslim activist Linda Sarsour was inciting American Muslims to wage “jihad” against Donald Trump and his administration. A lot of conservative outlets took her words ...

In an effort to "reclaim" the word jihad, Muslim activists launched a new ad campaign in the nation's capital this week. Commuters in the Washington, D.C., subway system will start seeing posters ...

NEW DELHI: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani on Saturday said the term “jihad” is being deliberately “misused” to malign the Muslim community, stressing that it actually means a ...

According to Linda MacCammon, assistant professor of comparative religion and philosophy at Carrol College, the meaning of the term Jihad is diverse. The word Jihad comes from the Arabic root ‘Jahada, ...

A major political and religious controversy has erupted over Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Mahmood Madani’s recent remarks on the Supreme Court and the term “jihad.” The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP ...