Name: Bobby Ghosh: Why global jihad is losing Bobby Ghosh：为什么说全球性的圣战正在消亡
Uploaded: 2012-12-03T16:28:04Z
Duration: 16 min 14 s
Description: 记者Bobby Ghosh说，纵观伊斯兰历史，圣战有两种涵义，内部的，个人向上的努力，以及外部的。很小一部分人（奥萨马本拉登们）认同第二个，并用以作为对抗“西方”的极端暴力活动的借口。Ghosh建议， 现在本拉登的全球性组织已经瓦解，是该让这个词回归本源的时候了。 (拍摄自TEDxGeorgetown。)

Bobby Ghosh: Bobby Ghosh: Why global jihad is losing
Bobby Ghosh：为什么说全球性的圣战正在消亡


Bobby Ghosh: Why global jihad is losing
Bobby Ghosh：为什么说全球性的圣战正在消亡


记者Bobby Ghosh说，纵观伊斯兰历史，圣战有两种涵义，内部的，个人向上的努力，以及外部的。很小一部分人（奥萨马本拉登们）认同第二个，并用以作为对抗“西方”的极端暴力活动的借口。Ghosh建议， 现在本拉登的全球性组织已经瓦解，是该让这个词回归本源的时候了。 (拍摄自TEDxGeorgetown。)

The meaning of jihad has shifted dramatically over time, from a personal spiritual struggle to a term tainted by terrorism. After 9/11, even an imam in Tunis feared calling his granddaughter Jihad, worried others would see it as supporting extremism. Yet, polls now reveal little appetite among Muslims for a global holy war. The influence of violent jihad is waning, and many are working to restore its original, peaceful sense.