What is the world's opinion on jihad?

Bush insisted that al-Qaida was a fringe movement and ideology in the world of Islam. Its Islamic supremacism did not reflect either the Islamic faith or the ideology of the overwhelming majority of Muslims. read more

Jihad has been misinterpreted in this age. Jihad was supposed to be the struggle for a better race of human beings, by trying to make them believe on a supreme power against the non-believers, because they thought that would take them to hell. read more

Olivier argues that jihad, instead of being a collective responsibility, has become a personal obligation in modern time, creating a rupture in Islamic history. This perceived duty does not respect traditional rules associated with going to jihad. The choices jihadis make are modern in origin and not Islamic in nature. read more