Jihad, Violence, War and Peace in Islam
Tariq Ramadan
 
Can jihad justify war? How does it relate to human nature? How do we reconcile peace with justice? What have non-Muslim thinkers written about jihad?
These are the questions that Tariq Ramadan has tackled in this essential book. It covers the philosophy of jihad, the comprehension of the reality of violence, the way that justice pervades the notion of jihad and the way to seek balance in the plurality of existence.
 
About the Author
Tariq Ramadan is a French-Swiss academic, philosopher and writer. He was Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford (Oriental Institute, St Antony's College) and also taught at the Oxford Faculty of Theology. He holds an MA in Philosophy and French literature and PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Geneva.