Jihad in the West - The Holy War that isn't P1

Jihad in the West  by Paul Fregosi
Introduction: The Holy War That Isn't
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The jihad, the islamic so-called holy war, has been a fact of life in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Near and Middle East for more than 1,300 years. Hundreds of books have appeared on the Christian counterpart , the Crusades, to which jihad is often compared, although they lasted less than 200 years and unlike jihad, which is universal, were largely confined to the Holy land. Moreover, the Crusades have been over for more than 700 years, while jihad is still going on in the world.