jihad
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In a message congratulating Mojtaba on his appointment Sunday, Hassan Khomeini—the grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founding ayatollah—offered “condolences on the martyrdom of your beloved father, who was a model of jihad and martyrdom.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
“I have been on a jihad to streamline the review process and get things out the door faster,” Dr. Pazdur said in 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
Jawlani's approach could signal the decline of global jihad movements like IS and al-Qaeda, whose inflexibility is increasingly seen as ineffective and unsustainable.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024
But now the bogey of "love jihad" means Hindu girls are asked to leave by a certain hour and not linger in his room.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024
"Curries from our Pakistani brothers and sisters, Sudanese dura, and that whole corner is Malaysian. Baba says his jihad is against bland food."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing jihad
World Religions
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Middle School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - High School
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