Women belonging to Hamas protest against the 1948 creation of Israel near Sidon, Lebanon, May 15, 2005. About 7,000 women from Palestinian refugee camps shouted slogans calling for Jihad for the liberation of Palestine and the return of the refugees.
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PAST EVENT
The Pitfalls of Jihad
Brown Bag Lunch
Series: International Security Brown Bag Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 2, 2009
12:15-2:00 p.m.
| Speaker: | Nelly Lahoud, Research Fellow, International Security Program/Initiative on Religion in International Affairs |
Related Projects: International Security, Religion in International Affairs
Description:
The jihadis argue, on the basis of a classical Islamic legal doctrine, that jihad, in the strict sense of fighting, is an individual duty (fard ‘ayn) incumbent upon all Muslims. The presentation discusses the evolution of the doctrine of jihad as interpreted by jihadi ideologues, the attractions of the doctrine in mobilizing Muslims to join their cause, and also the pitfalls of a doctrine that leads ineluctably to organizational fractionalization.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.
Contact:
ISP Program Coordinator
International Security Program,
79 John F. Kennedy St., Mailbox 53,
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Harvard University
Kennedy School of Government
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Email: susan_lynch@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-496-1981
Fax: 617-495-8963
Url: http://www.belfercenter.org/ISP/
