[antimedia] antimedia: Interesting cultural notes....

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Posted by antimedia:
Interesting cultural notes....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1151466310.shtml


   ....come from [1]this article on Milblogs. Instead of jihadis, which
   has positive connotations to Muslims everywhere, we should be calling
   the Islamic terrorists "hirabahdis".

     The men asked Muslim scholars what the correct term for Islamic
     extremists would be and they came up with "hirabah." This word
     specifically refers to those engaged in sinful warfare, warfare
     contrary to Islamic law. "We should describe the Islamic
     totalitarian movement as the global hirabah, not the global jihad,"
     they wrote.

   We should also not use the term "mujahdeen", because it means a holy
   warrior, which has positive connotations. Instead we should use the
   term "mufsidun".

     The correct term for these killers is "mufsidun," Streusand and
     Tunnell say. This refers to an evil or corrupt person. "There is no
     moral ambiguity and the specific denotation of corruption carries
     enormous weight in most of the Islamic world," they wrote.

   Duly noted. From now on, I will use the terms "hirabah" and "mufsidun"
   to describe the enemies of both the west and of Islam.

References

   1. http://www.mudvillegazette.com/milblogs/2006/06/27/#005843