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Muslim women’s group launches ‘jihad against violence’ from The Guardian, 6/6/11

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

The article reports, “A British Muslim women’s group has launched a ‘jihad against violence’, in a bid to reclaim the term jihad from extremists. The campaign, launched by Inspire at City Hall in central London on Sunday, aims to combat all forms of violence but with an emphasis on crimes, including terrorism, domestic abuse and female genital mutilation, that some perpetrators attempt to justify in the name of Islam.”

Read the full article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jun/06/muslim-womens-group-jihad-violence