[DOC] [TLE] Jihad - Wikipedia [PAR] Jihad is an Islamic term referring to the religious duty of Muslims to maintain and 
spread the religion. In Arabic, the word jihd is a noun meaning the act of "
striving, applying ... In Modern Standard Arabic, the term jihad is used for a 
struggle for causes, .... Spoils include Ghanimah (spoils obtained by actual 
fighting), and fai... [DOC] [TLE] Mujahideen - Wikipedia [PAR] Mujahideen (Arabic:     ) is the plural form of mujahid (Arabic:     ), the 
term for one ... Jihad was the term used for the project of Islamic conquest in the 
early ... These foreign fighters became known as "Afghan Arabs" and their efforts 
..... Some groups also use the word mujahideen in their names, like Mujahideen... [DOC] [TLE] Jihad and Misconceptions | Support Daniel Boyd's Blog [PAR] May 27, 2010 ... On the word Jihad and love of Jihad for the sake of Allah Topics ... prints 
textbooks to support Jihad in Afghanistan and Pakistan Jihad on ... bin Laden 
commonly use the word to call for war against the West. ... Every man is a fighter. 
... In the other Semitic languages the word for God is closely related to... [DOC] [TLE] Afghanistan, 1979-1992: America's Jihad  William Blum [PAR] Earlier, the New York Times stated that the religious issue is being used by 
some ... shared a long border with Afghanistan, and were closely allied to the 
United States, ... A favorite tactic of the Afghan freedom fighters was to torture 
victims [often .... Neither could the word terrorist cross the lips of Washington 
officials in... [DOC] [TLE] Mehdi Hasan: How Islamic is Islamic State? - New Statesman [PAR] Mar 10, 2015 ... Very Islamic, wrote Wood in his widely read 10,000-word cover ... and 
Leaderless Jihad, closely analysed the biographies of several ... To give 
themselves a bit more legitimacy, they use Islam as their justification. ... Isis 
fighters from the west, in particular, tend to have rediscovered ..... Related 
articles. [DOC] [TLE] History News Network | Jihad: How Academics Have Camouflaged ... [PAR] His own purpose, Yasin added, was to "reclaim the word for its true meaning, 
which is ... of jihad in a remarkably similar fashiononly, the portrait happens to 
be false. ... Rather, he says, jihad is a "religious struggle, which more closely 
reflects the ..... Both are real and both use the same word-symbol, but they are 
vastly... [DOC] [TLE] Obama bans terms `Islam` and `jihad` from U.S. security document ... [PAR] Obama bans terms `Islam` and `jihad` from U.S. security document - Haaretz - 
Israel ... the central document outlining the U.S. national security strategy and will 
use the ... "Do you want to think about the U.S. as the nation that fights terrorism 
or the ... Obama Hussein has NEVER used the word "Muslim" and "Terrorist" in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Al Qaeda's Survival and Success: The Spread of Extreme Jihadist ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2001 ... international world, especially as further terrorist activity linked to al Qaeda ... 
literally translates to the Arabic word for 'base of operation' or ... against the 
Soviet Union was the Mujaheddin, militant Islamic Afghans, who were fighting 
what ..... Jihadist extremists use certain passages of the Koran to validate... [DOC] [TLE] Verses of Quran on Jihad - Why Islam [PAR] Jun 25, 2010 ... The words that often cause consternation among those unfamiliar with Islam, ..... 
How they fought a proxy war against Soviet Union in Afghanistan. .... It is often 
found in classical Islamic texts with the closely related meaning of ... Fighting 
Islamic Jihad is a way of imitating the prophet and his companions. [DOC] [TLE] Blowback - The Atlantic [PAR] The CIA poured billions into a jihad against Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, ... 
Sadat; a military court later acquitted him of that, and of a related conspiracy 
charge. ... so did Muhammad Shawqi Islambouli, an Egyptian who was fighting in 
the war, .... on Pakistan, for, in his words, failing to

Question: The word jihad is closely related to this word used of Afghan fighters
Answer: mujahideen