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Encyclopedia > Andrew G. Bostom

Andrew G. Bostom, MD, MS is an American scholar and Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University Medical School. He is also a scholar and author on Islamic studies and is regular contributor to FrontPageMag.com and the American Thinker magazine. Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Islamic Studies is the academic discipline which focuses on Islamic issues. ... FrontPageMag. ...


Andrew Bostom is the author of The Legacy of Jihad, a work which provides an analysis of Jihad based on an exegesis of Islamic primary sources on the topic. Bostom's writings are characterized by meticulous referal to primary sources and extensive documentation. Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad, Jihaad, Djehad, Jawwad, or Cihad, (Arabic: ‎ ) is an Islamic term, from the Arabic root (to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle), which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to a political or military struggle. ... This article discusses textual hermeneutics. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... In historical scholarship, a primary source is a document or other source of information that was created at or near the time being studied, often by the people being studied. ...


Bostom has appeared on FOXNews as a commentator on Jihad. The FOX News Channel is a US cable and satellite news channel. ... Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad, Jihaad, Djehad, Jawwad, or Cihad, (Arabic: ‎ ) is an Islamic term, from the Arabic root (to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle), which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to a political or military struggle. ...


Articles

  • The Corrosive Hagiography of Muslim Spain
  • Jihad Begot the Crusades Part 1
  • Jihad Begot the Crusades Part 2

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External Links

  • Andrew G. Bostom's web site


 
 

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