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| Author of book on jihad to speak in Indianapolis |
| 2006-06-03 |
| An author whose controversial book on jihad asserts that the concept of holy war is not a modern anomaly will speak Sunday night in Indianapolis. Dr. Andrew Bostom, a New York epidemiologist who took up the subject of jihad after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bureau of Jewish Education, 6711 Hoover Road. The event is free and open to the public. Bostom's book, "The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Faith of Non-Muslims," maintains that Muslims have, over the centuries, used jihad to grow their empires and demolish conquered groups. Local Muslims such as Muhammad Siddeeq, a member of the Nur-Allah Islamic Center, said history doesn't define the present and that most Muslims define jihad as their internal struggle to submit to the will of God. "This man may very well be a smart individual, but he is giving a very narrow focus," Siddeeq said. |
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