Jihad – Ideas of "Holy War" in Islam

Internasjonalt seminar: Torsdag 12.mai 2016, kl. 20 – 22
Sted: Tromsø bibliotek og byarkiv
Thousands of young European Muslims have joined Islamist militias in the course of the ongoing civil war in Syria. They have been following the call of Islamist ideologues to wage Jihad ("Holy War") against the unbelievers.
- What is Jihad?
- How have Muslims imagined holy war in the present and past?
- What is the meaning of jihad in Islamic Holy Scripture, Islamic Law, Reformist Islamic Movements, and militant Jihadist groups?
Speaker:
Dietrich Jung, Professor, Center for Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark.
Moderator: Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Barents Chair in Politics, Institutt for sosiologi, statsvitenskap og samfunnsplanlegging, UiT
Organizer: YATA Tromsø
Free • Open for all • Debate


