Name: Why global jihad is losing
Uploaded: 2012-12-03T16:28:04Z
Duration: 16 min 14 s
Description: Throughout the history of Islam, says journalist Bobby Ghosh, there have been two sides to jihad: one, internal, a personal struggle to be better, the other external. A small minority has appropriated the second meaning, using it as an excuse for deadly global violence against "the West." Ghosh suggests it's time to reclaim the word.

Throughout the history of Islam, says journalist Bobby Ghosh, there have been two sides to jihad: one, internal, a personal struggle to be better, the other external. A small minority has appropriated the second meaning, using it as an excuse for deadly global violence against "the West." Ghosh suggests it's time to reclaim the word.

Bobby Ghosh: Why global jihad is losing

Why global jihad is losing

The tide is turning: Local jihads, focused on specific grievances, signal a shift away from global holy war against the West.

Jihad's dual nature, both a personal faith struggle and a pretext for violence, has evolved, impacting global perceptions.

Efforts to reclaim 'jihad's' true meaning are emerging amid a decline in global holy war interest and extremist funding.