Quotes for All
Today, 90% of terrorist activity on the Internet takes place using social networking tools, be it independent bulletin boards. The most important terrorist communiques and videos are virtually all initially released on certain password-protected chat forums run by Al-Qaida supporters. These forums act as a virtual firewall to help safeguard the identities of those who … Read more
I was surprised by the level of sophistication of the Special Operation forces. Among them were anthropologists and PhD candidates. I felt because I understand the patterns of nineteenth-century jihad in West Africa that I was definitely going to be more advanced than they were in comprehending what the militant rallying cry was. Eliza Griswold
‘Jihad’ can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim. Feisal Abdul Rauf
Did you hear this? They say now Osama bin Laden and his buddy Mullah Omar have left Afghanistan dressed as women. They dressed up as women and went across the border into Pakistan. I think they’re going to make a movie about it. They’re going to call it ‘Some like it Jihad.’ David Letterman
Did you hear about this genius that got on a plane and set fire to his feet? Turns out he had bombs in his shoes and the problem all started when the flight attendants asked him nicely to extinguish his feet. He was wearing exploding sneakers. The new Nike Air-Jihads! David Letterman
Anti-Islamist Muslims – who wish to live modern lives, unencumbered by burqas, fatwas and violent visions of jihad – are on the defensive and atomized. However eloquent, their individual voices cannot compete with the roar of militant Islam’s determination, money (much of it from overseas) and violence. As a result, militant Islam, with its West-phobia … Read more
Probably no one of us has the True Religion. But all of us together – if we are allowed to be free – are discovering ways of conversing about the great mysteries. The pretense to know all the answers to the deepest mysteries is, of course, the grossest fraud. And any people who declare a … Read more
This too is a jihad. Yet we Americans find ourselves in the dangerous position of going to war not against a state but against a phantom. The jihad we have embarked upon is targeting an elusive and protean enemy. The battle we have begun is never-ending. But it may be too late to wind back … Read more
Just because you’re interested in what jihad is doesn’t mean you intend to join. Carla Hayden
That Islam you see on TV does not represent me, I’m too busy waging jihad against myself, My own nafs are my enemy. I’m sorry that Muslim and Muslim lands do not represent Islam, Our religion is perfect, but we on the other hand. Boonaa Mohammed