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December 14, 2012

CS Monitor: Chicago Muslims aim to reclaim meaning of 'jihad' from extremists

by Mark Guarino
The Christian Science Monitor

An Islamic-American advocacy group is trying to reclaim the word “jihad,” one city bus at a time.

Starting Friday, 25 Chicago buses will carry exterior signs that promote a more positive interpretation of jihad, as expressed by moderate Muslims who say the term has been widely misrepresented by both Muslim extremists and anti-Muslim critics.

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