Diplomado

Noelia Blanco
ISLAMIC CULTURE
By way of introduction I'll leave a description of what the basis is religion and what is its link to increased violence:

Islamic Religious
Islam is anAbrahamic monotheistic religion whose dogma is based on the Koran, which states as a fundamental premise for his believers that "There is no God but Ala2 and that Muhammad is the last messenger ofAllah."
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
Yihad
Considered "the sixth pillar of Islam" by a minority of Muslim authorities. Jihad in its broadest sense, is classically defined as "the power to endsomeone, effort, skill, or ability in contending with an object of disapprobation." Depending on the object, usually a visible enemy and the everyday aspects of self, different categories of Jihad aredefined: When used without justification is understood in its military aspect. It also refers to efforts to achieve a true religious and moral perfection. Some Muslim authorities, especially betweenSufism, distinguish between the "greater jihad", which belongs to spiritual self-perfection, and the "lesser jihad", defined as warfare.

The defense of Islam, Muslims or their country againstexternal enemy can actually acquire the character of military struggle or holy war, and so is in the Koran, which encourages war against the infidels if Islam is attacked.http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam#Yihad

· Against whom is violence legitimate and on what ground?
The Islamic world has a strong link with their religion and therefore are against anyone who opposes.
Theconfrontation between Islam and Christianity begins by far in the history of religion and politics. Since the end of the Cold War, and particularly since September 2001, the suspicions against Islam andpersecutory perceptions about the West in the Muslim world have increased.
In the Muslim world, many religious leaders, political and religious organizations and armed groups have taken advantage of...